I figured 2 1/2 weeks should be long enough for a queen from a package to start laying. Right now my hive is 2 deeps that were checkerboard with fully drawn frames and empty, foundationless frames. There is also a medium with partly drawn comb on all the frames. When I put the medium on, most of the frames had honey. There is also a feeder in the medium.
Upon opening up, there were just a few bees among the comb and a couple handful of bees working the feeder. All the honey was pulled out of the comb.
The top deep was well packed with bees. I pulled out one of the new frames. It was completely drawn out and a very nice, solid pattern of capped brood on both sides. That was a good enough sign for me to know that the queen was laying and they workers were drawing out the frames.
I got to the bottom deep and there was no work being down to it. I looked at two of the drawn frames, both were empty of brood and honey. There was no work on the empty frames either.
I decided to swap out deeps, putting the brood on the bottom and hope they work upwards. I'm going to wait 2 weeks before deciding whether to move frames of brood. By then, new bees should be emerging.
Dandelions are getting ready to bloom. I'll give them another 1/2 gallon of syrup to see them through until then.