frame of eggs question

[Cuckmere couple]

apologies for all the elementary questions im posting...

added a frame of eggs on saturday to a colony - q should have emerged a few weeks back but havent seen her or eggs

one q cell being drawn from this frame of eggs by today

is that sufficient evidence of no queen as i want to unite?

 

[For want of a better word]

Is there any brood sealed or otherwise?

 

[enrico]

I would risk it but it isnt set in stone that a test frame is accurate. Only a guide
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[Cuckmere couple]

there is a little of brood still to emerge but has been queenless for a while

i had thought there would be a virgin queen as the tip of the empty q cell looks perfectly cut off

 

[For want of a better word]

Sounds queenless... unite and see what happens?

 

[Millet]

Test frames are 50/50 from personal experience..my eye is 100% ..
As the clever little devil Enrico says..suck it and see..

 

[Cuckmere couple]

ok

have united

the colony ive united with (above) is the original queen from this colony perversely, separated about 6 weeks ago

i actually found 3 q cells so that gave me more comfort