The unhatched queen cell sourced from the WildCA18A mother and installed into a mating colony on April 28 was checked. The mating colony looks in excellent health and good condition. Worked with the mating colony without any smoke and no aggression seen. The queen cells was empty. Unfortunately the queen was found dead on the bottom of the mating colony box. This new queen failed so I will be returning the brood frames, nectar frames and bees back to the WildCA18A mother colony.
