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So today being the 26th does that mean there is still hope that she may be present and start laying?

Unfortunately the second colony is small. Good brood pattern and laying queen but only on 2/3 frames and to be honest they are growing so quickly I didn't want to disturb them

Yes I have them dummied down (they are called diaphragms here in Italy) either side inside a 10 frame brood box. No insulation tough. The temperatures here are around 23 in the day and 13-16 in the night. Should I add something?

Thanks...yes from what you are all saying it sound like I'm jumping the gun a bit. I have no idea when she emerged exactly. I thought I'd destroyed all the Queen cells but apparently not... I found her on May 13th. The colony had swarmed on May 8th

OK...wow! This is her on May 13th. Easy to spot and seemed quite healthy. May 25th she's nowhere to be seen and zero brood. To be honest it has been quite cold as well here strangely...

Guys as a complete novice stuck in the italian countryside you have no idea how comforting it is to read these words! :) I imagined 2 weeks was not long enough but in reality it's been a full 16/17 days and the virgin queen has disappeared and there is zero signs of any brood whatsoever (lot's...

Hello everyone from the north of Italy. I'm in that terrible initial stage of needing to try something never tried before so bear with... I have only 2 hives, one strong one which swarmed about 3 weeks ago and one much weaker which has a laying queen and is on about 2 healthy frames of brood...

I am near Turin... Are you close?

:) This is my first year of back yard beekeeping. After spending the winter trying to learn as much as possible, I've invested in one (Dadant) hive. Please don't laugh. I know but I want to make sure I gain a little experience before growing my set up. I look forward to exchanges with all of you...