I'm a first year beekeeper. I have a single hive that I started with a nuc that was installed the last weekend of April. (I'm in upstate NY and we had a pretty long cold spring!) The colony did great! They began drawing out the frams quickly once we had warm weather. Once 8 frames with drawn I added a second brood box which they began to also draw out. I left the bees to their own devices for a little more than a week and upon inspection notice no eggs or brood and could not find the queen. I did also notice a few queen cups. In a panic I ordered a new queen and introduced her. 4 days later they had released her but I could not find her or any eggs. I also noticed more queen cups and a couple supercedure cups. The middle 3 frames of the bottom brood box are also full of honey which I have read is an indication of a queenless hive.
What should my next move be?!
What should my next move be?!