I hived nucleus on 24.07,
and intending to start another one on 27.07

I read that I need to feed them now to get my queen to lay eggs etc.

Questions:

1. I hived the nucleus with empty foundation on both sides of the 5 nucleus frames - shouldn`t I put only 1 or 2 empty foundation frames and dummy boards to keep bees warmer and therefore more effective?
2. How long (providing there is good forage + feeding) it takes for bees to draw (build up) cells from foundation sheets to a stage that queen can lay eggs in?

I`ll try to find answers for other questions in forum/literature.

regards

Voytech