I was just outside...

[antaro]

...and was checking on my hives. One was package bees installed in April and the other is a split as explained here: http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,33416.0.html
No idea if I got my original queen in the nuc when split, but I put in some queen cells for good measure just in case.

While looking at my nuc I noticed a clump of bees (not many, maybe 25?) in front of the hive in the grass. I watched it for awhile and I swear that there was a queen cruising around in the mass. They were just chilling on the grass, a few bees arriving and a few bees leaving throughout. I went inside to put on a jacket so I could watch more and when I went out, the queen was gone. There were a few bees still milling about in the grass, but no queen. Outside of the entrance of the hive there were 10 - 15+ bees fanning.

What the hell was this?
Disoriented virgin queen? Queen trying to swarm?

[AllenF]

Mating queen?   Virgin fixing to mate?   She was out and flying and leaving her scent all around. 

[antaro]

Yeah. I thought about that but just found it was odd that she was walking around on the ground.
Either way I just left her alone, so I assume that nature figured it out.

[annette]

I would say the fanning part at the entrance is a good sign. The queen probably flew back into the hive.

[Tommyt]

Maybe she was plugged up needed some time to................?
well you know

Tommyt