Queen not laying after hibernation, but did before?

[Good2Know15]

So I had captured a Lasius Niger queen last year and she was fertile and doing really well in a small container. She laid a bunch of eggs and got 11 nanitic workers. Unfortunately I made some mistakes and long story short all of the workers died due to condensation problems inside the formicarium, which was too big and too moist for the colony. Then I had to move her into a proper test tube setup (which she did by herself unexpectedly) and hibernate my queen as the winter was approaching. I let her rest for about three months. She finally awoke now and is getting more active, but three weeks have passed and there are no new laid eggs. She's settled in a small test tube with only 3 tiny larvae. She seems to care for her larvae, but does not accept any food after the three month hibernation. On the other hand, my Lasius Flavus colony is doing great. There's a queen with 5 workers, some brood and new laid eggs.

I wonder if it's the temperature that stops the Lasius Niger queen from laying any eggs or the larvae growing. Could it be because the loss of all her workers and she is back in the founding stage?

Let me know what you think about that

[JoeHostile1]

I think you just need to be patient and wait for her to lay eggs again. Since she lost all her workers you need to provide her with sugar water and protein inside the test tube.