How long before I know my Queen made it?

[sc-bee]

I didn't mean to offend you. Like I said I am new at this. And to me brood means eggs..

Brood (honey bee)

In entomology, the term brood is used to refer to the embryo or egg, the larva and the pupa stages in the life of holometabolous insects. The brood of honey bees develops within a bee hive. In man-made, removable frame hives, such as Langstroth hives, each frame which is mainly brood is called a brood frame. Brood frames usually have some pollen and nectar or honey in the upper corners of the frame. The rest of the brood frames cells may be empty or occupied by brood in various developmental stages. During the brood raising season, the bees may reuse the cells from which brood has emerged for additional brood or convert it to honey or pollen storage. Bees show remarkable flexibility in adapting cells to a use best suited for the hive's survival.



              BEE HQAPPY Jim 134 :)

And what was RENECK Jim  :lau:

[sc-bee]

I suspected robbing from the stronger hive. So I put a piece of tree bark in front of the entrance...

What is going on with my weaker hive??? Is it just slow starting? Or does everthing sound fine??

>I suspected robbing from the stronger hive. So I put a piece of tree bark in front of the entrance...

Most likely not. When they start they usually don't quit till the deal is done.... unless you step in. And you did not list no indications of robbing. Still closing the entrance some is not going to hurt if you think a possibility.

>What is going on with my weaker hive??? Is it just slow starting? Or does everything sound fine??

Off course I am just going by description but don't sound like a huge bit of difference but of course you are there. Some hive progress faster than others. Some queens take it a little longer to sort it out and get on the roll. Some are never as good as others .... sometimes. Give them some time to sort it out and evaluate.
And if I did my math correctly :? Based on your first post the package is less than two weeks old. Patience...................hard to build a house and populate it in two weeks ;)