Seems like a lot of work. I just put a frame of eggs and brood on a trap out last Fri. This Fri. I had 11 queen cells. I cut some of them out for nucs, one for the replacement box on the trap, and left the rest for the box I removed from the trap.
I think you could do the same thing just by removing the queen from a strong hive and checking for cells 7 days later.
I think you could do the same thing just by removing the queen from a strong hive and checking for cells 7 days later.