u/FalseTrifle4815

Hey everyone, I could use some advice on one of my hives.

About two weeks ago I had a queen cells hatch. Today I inspected the hive and saw no signs of a laying queen (no eggs or brood that I could find). The hive also seemed very loud and unsettled when I smoked them.

They also haven’t really been drawing new comb for about a month, and today I noticed some irregular or “wonky” queen cells that weren’t there during my last inspection.

At this point, I’m wondering:

Is this hive likely queenless, or could I still be waiting on a virgin queen to start laying?

And would it be time to requeen, or should I give them more time?