I got a hive out of a fallen tree last sunday. while removing comb I found the queen, put her in a clip, & put her in the hive when I got them home. when I removed this hive there was not a single cell of brood. none. since being hived she still has not laid any eggs.
I have a split that absconded & left behind a new unreleased queen. since the one queen is not laying & this caged queen needs to be dealt with asap i'm considering snuffing the queen from the tree & installing the caged queen. I am not trying to rush anything but since there was no brood in the tree it looks like this queen from the tree is a dud.