Hey guys, 2nd year beekeeping here so I still have a lot of things that confound me everytime I open the hive. I installed my bees in the beginning of April. Fed them (just took the feeder out today, actually). Things went well. Good brood nest and alot of activity. Added a super. Got a cold spell and the queen moved to the top box but no complaints as she seemed to be doing well and had a good brood nest there, too. Today I check there's a still good brood up top (7 frames, 9 with comb drawn) but the bottom is still lagging (2 frames with brood, alot of comb, though). Also, the top box seemed to have some swarm cells. They were actually pupae (sp??). This is the first time I've seen anything like it and I thought they were worms!! I'm pretty sure they were swarm cells, though. Anyway, I got rid of them. I also switched the top box to the bottom and removed the feeder from the bottom and added 2 more frames (in the center). Did I do the right thing?? I'm assuming my queen is still there since there was a good brood nest up top, but I never saw her. My plan is to let them be for a week or so and then check again. Any advice on what else to do??
Thanks
Kurt