It is not an A/S unless in swarm mode. Was this single cell a supercedure cell.
Good enough anyway, as you have a still-laying queen and a queen cell, so some insurance.
If supercedure, I would expect them to make another single cell, maybe a couple or so, to still supercede if the queen is failing. Cross fingers that all goes well and keep checking on the queen+ part at inspections,and in a week to see how the cell is developing. If all is OK then leave until mated and laying.
They will likely come through all this despite the constant upheavel!
Edit: One other thing - you don't go marking your queen early in the season when she may be the best chance of your one and only colony progressing to the summer. Getting April queens mated is a lottery in the UK and marking is always a risky business for inexperienced one hive owners.
Good enough anyway, as you have a still-laying queen and a queen cell, so some insurance.
If supercedure, I would expect them to make another single cell, maybe a couple or so, to still supercede if the queen is failing. Cross fingers that all goes well and keep checking on the queen+ part at inspections,and in a week to see how the cell is developing. If all is OK then leave until mated and laying.
They will likely come through all this despite the constant upheavel!
Edit: One other thing - you don't go marking your queen early in the season when she may be the best chance of your one and only colony progressing to the summer. Getting April queens mated is a lottery in the UK and marking is always a risky business for inexperienced one hive owners.
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