Well, well - at the very last minute, the nuc has a queen! Tomorrow was the day of reckoning, per MB's timetable. Looked today and saw a few cells filled with royal jelly, was thinking that the laying worker(s) might be at it again, when I spotted herself nearby. She's small and has apparently only just begun laying, but they sure seemed glad to have her on board - she was just crowded with attendants like I've never seen - up down and sideways! Now, can she get them set up for the winter...? I plan to steal another 2 frames of brood for them, and I have several frames of left-over honey that I can give them.