Should I expect to see eggs 5 days after installing a new queen?

I installed a new queen in a colony whose population was plunging; no eggs, larvae, and empty brood cells being filled with nectar. The new queen had chewed her way out of the cage by the time I inspected at day five.

I did not find the new queen. There were no eggs. The brood frames are virtually empty of capped brood.

I hope the problem is that I inspected before the queen got busy. Is five days enough time for her to settle in? Thanks for any insights.

Thanks, Debby. There seemed to be good numbers of bees on the brood frames, which were Mostly empty of brood. I will inspect again on Thursday and hope to see lots of eggs.

Thanks, Eddie. I may have been short on worker/nurse bees by the time I discovered my problem.