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Missed checking a weak hive last weekend because I was away. On the last check two weeks ago I saw a few uncapped brood yet, but not many. Yesterday there were no uncapped brood and only a few capped brood....lots of stored pollen & nectar...no capped honey or very little. We did find one open queen cell. We looked hard for a queen (without success). I'm not sure I want to wait on a virgin queen to mate & start laying this late in the season, so I ordered a new queen. When she arrives, how should I go about putting her in this hive? I'm not 100% sure there is a virgin queen because I'm 'queen blind'. Suggestions please....