Bridget, the bees in the log of wood definitely gives a better idea of what they look like than the pitch black dead one.

Somebody at SNHBS might be able to help -but, as I said before - without the queen, it will only satisfy curiosity.

With that contraption you have in place, you could perhaps try the funnelling solution where bees can leave the log with a funnel into the hive - but they can’t go back into the log nest. Until eventually, one hopes, the queen will follow the bees into the hive. Ive never done that, and I don’t know if the timing is right to try it.

Kitta