what to do

[lee]

lost my queen over the winter. so i put a new one in the hive check on them after  about 3 weeks. and the bums are doing nothing and she is runing around like she is lost. what should i do fire all of them and start over. :(  :(  :(

[Understudy]

If you have a brood frame from another hive toss it in. The new bees will actually look for a queen.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

[Brian D. Bray]

You may have been shipped a queen that was unmated--a rarity, but it happens.  Put in a frame of mixed eggs and brood and if the bees start supercedure cells you know the problem is with the queen.