I have lost my queen for the 2nd time this season. Got my first bees in Mar., lost a queen (swarmed I guess) end of May....new queen appeared month later and now she is gone as evidenced by no capped brood, no larvae (prev. queen cells and capped drones)....I could wait until she comes back mated as before but I feel maybe this time I should replace. If I do that, I will buy a marked queen but my question is.....if I put the new one in and the old comes flying home, what will happen? Who will supercede? THanks.
Robin
Robin