[devdog108]

ok, first thing i would do is check the hive...and see where they are as far as room is concerned....see if she has even put any eggs in there. If you see eggs, she may be in there already. Then go from there...

 

[devdog108]

If you had a frame or 2 of brood, you could add them to the box on the top. Ray Marler told me this, and it has helped me find queens if i needed to. The different smell of the brood will make her come investigate and claim it as her own....has worked for me 99% of the time if i have to question a queens presence.....this could draw her up. I generally wait about 5 minutes before i look....and most of the time she is there!