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I have a new nuc that had a caged queen in it that I brought home last week Saturday. I went over to check the feeder and peek at cage on day 4. The cage was empty but the bees just didn't seem that stoked, at least compared to the other hive. They where a bit loud and I had a couple bounce off me? Anyway I pissed off thinking that iam so new I must have been to noisy or that I stunk or whatever? So I had a beverage in the shade and waited a while just to watch. Anyway I wanted to watch the hives entrances for fun and I noticed what I thought were a bunch of dead pill bugs. Iam reading tonight and see they are chalkbrood mummies. I will Waite for x amount of days?- to confirm queen is accepted and that will change the chalkbrood outcome? I should go in there and inspect ASAP ? I should... Have another beverage or two and stop bugging bee source? Thanks sorry iam just a week new to beekeeping