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It almost sounds like they already swarmed, and are awaiting the return of a newly mated queen. How does the population seem?
When did you last inspect? When you say "no brood at all", it sounds like you have been queenless for several weeks.
Last year, I had a hive that went from "no eggs" to "no open brood" to "no capped brood" to "panic ordering of new queen." When I opened the hive to install the new queen, I found lots of eggs and open brood. Chagrinned, I was. Turns out the bees new what they were doing.
If they really are queenless, you must give them a queen. If they accept her, they'll give her room to lay.
Good luck,
When did you last inspect? When you say "no brood at all", it sounds like you have been queenless for several weeks.
Last year, I had a hive that went from "no eggs" to "no open brood" to "no capped brood" to "panic ordering of new queen." When I opened the hive to install the new queen, I found lots of eggs and open brood. Chagrinned, I was. Turns out the bees new what they were doing.
If they really are queenless, you must give them a queen. If they accept her, they'll give her room to lay.
Good luck,