(H7 - was weird - 100% of the bees were jammed into the bottom box (5 medium frames), even though there were stores in the upper boxes. In the 4 frames that I inspected, I counted over 20 fully capped QC's! ... and brood in all stages. To my limited experience, it looked like they were getting ready to swarm - not that they have enough bees to to so, and the weather would kill them. Anyways, I reduced them to 2 boxes, and moved 1 brood frame up 1 box. ... we shall see.)
Alan could it be that the reason the bees 🐝 were rammed full in the bottom box is because that is where they choose, for what ever reason, to place these beautiful queen cells? And this being winter, all bunched together to assure they would be kept warm enough to hatch? Is this beyond possibility?
Phillip