Yes, Norvel, agreed; queen cells this time of year is unusual for central AR. I know Steve is community feeding ultra bee, substitute pollen and has sent me many pictures of brood frames, like 3 full deep frames per hive. I do not know if Steve is feeding syrup? I was sent a pic of the queen cell located on the bottom of the frame which I interpret as a swarm cell but I agree could have been supercedure. The hive was loaded with bees and multiple brood frames, drone cells galore, so swarm cell is the most likely conclusion. 2019, there was a swarm, again Searcy area about mid February.
Searcy is South of me, kinda mid Arkansas and about 8 degrees warmer than my immediate area of N Arkansas.