Disaster!

I went into the hive today. There was no brood, only lots of capped honey. The bees were restless, too. I saw two empty queen cells in the middle of the comb. No queen seen. I immediately posted a message to the Santa Cruz Bee Keepers Guild asking for help. I got one response- to wait one more week. I didn't like that suggestion and called Tom at Bee Genetics, but he won't be in until Monday. I also contacted the bee keeper who taught a one-day class on beekeeping that I had taken at Cabrillo College. She said that maybe there was brood and that one doesn't always see the queen. We arranged for her to inspect my hive with her next week. Now all I can do is fret.