Hey Linda and Peter! your bees look great, gorgeous brood pattern and still some drones in the hive.I wonder what happened to your earlier queen, did you see any other indications of her failing? It was an a really interesting year with queens, early on we had a really low uptake and ended up with a lot of queenless colonies. luckily everything went smoothly with your supercedure and your new queen got out and mated properly. Where are you at and what do you see them foraging on in your area this time of year? Rob