I have a queen just started to lay in an apidea.
This one emerged on 22nd August so 45+ days from emergence to laying.
I have been checking it every few days since mid September and it is definitely the original queen.
There have been several days warm enough for a queen to fly and mate in the past week.
I still have colonies with drones as well.
I guess a betting man would put his money on drone layer but that should be clear within a week when there are larvae to check.
I had another start to lay last week but it was only 3 weeks from emergence.
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