Wait another week. Per Michael Bush's "Bee Math" it can be up to 33 days for a new queen to lay eggs. She may just be starting, within a week you should be able to see larvae. Don't be in a hurry with splits.
Queen piping
I did a walk away split about 5 weeks ago everything went as planned. Inspected the hive yesterday could not find any eggs or capped brood. I did hear the queen piping but could not locate her. Right after she hatched out we had about 5 days of rain and cold wx. Do you think I should find that queen and pinch her and then install a new queen or should I give her more time?
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What are the chances of this queen being mated, it was 5 days of rain and cold when she was hatched?
The queen has 21 days to get mated before she becomes a drone layer when she mates. Five days is not a problem at all. 14 days is not a problem at all. 20 days is probably not a problem... but after that you are probably out of luck...
OK that makes me feel better. Thx for the help.
Also....they don't emerge and then immediately go on mating flights. Usually about a week to mature. If I heard a queen piping....I wouldn't be worried.Right after she hatched out we had about 5 days of rain and cold wx.
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