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Aylett, VA 10-frame double deep Langstroth
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I would do as OT suggested and put the new queen in a small nuc. Three days is not enough to be sure the bees will or will not make a queen cell. If a frame had fresh eggs, it could be as much as four days before they even start an E cell, which you will not notice for another two to three days. I give my nucs eggs on Sundays. I check for cells on Wed. Often I will not find any, but the following Sunday, four days later, there will be several, some already capped.
 

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I agree that there is worker brood in pic 2, but you got a drone layer there. The qc is surrounded by drone brood so I suspect it is a dud. Queen cells made from drones are funny shaped, as is that one. Let it ride for another week or so and see if the queen lays a fertilized egg that the bees can make a real queen with. I had a hive this year that did just that.
 
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