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When you have a hive that is being re-queened via a queen cell, they will typically be waiting roughly 12-20 days until the new queen will be laying. What stops the colony from backfilling the broodnest with nectar/pollen leaving the new queen few open cells to lay in when she finally starts laying? Especially during a flow, the bees may have minimal brood to tend to without the queen laying eggs everyday so more bees can divert their attention to pollen/nectar gathering and fill cells with that. Does this limit the new queen or cause issues or is it not a concern?