Popped open the new hive yesterday (July 14) and saw 5 supersedure cells. Couldn't find the queen, but there is a lot of capped brood, pollen, nectar and capped honey in the brood box. All but half a frame are fully drawn into comb, and they're starting to draw comb in the upper hive body. The supersedure cells each had an uncapped larva in place so it will be a bit before their royal highnesses hatch and fight to the death.
The old have still had a couple of queen cells but they were empty. My eyes are too poor to see eggs in the cells, but I think it would be too soon for the replacement queen to be laying now anyway.
My smoker went out when I had the hive apart. OK. That never works out well. Got the hive back together with only one sting so all is well again. Two supers full of capped honey, but no comb being drawn in the top two supers.
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