On the 13th I moved two frames of capped brood above the QE in a brood box that was other than the two frames of brood, just super frames with foundation. I guess I didn't notice that there were eggs on the frames/the queen slipped through the excluder because today I just looked in the super and found two queen cells. When I pulled the frames out, I guess I sort of opened the queen cells, probably slid them against the frame next to them. I removed the larva because the cells were too smashed. I am 100% sure when I moved the frames that the queen was below the QE because I saw her on another frame and also checked the frames I was moving. There is a heavy nectar flow right now. I really don't want them swarming and I also don't want to split the hive. I just want a big, strong, heathy hive. Is it possible? Maybe the bees decided to raise a queen above the excluder just cause the original queen couldn't get up there? There are only two drawn frames, those are the deep brood frames I moved from the lower box. Or did the queen manage to get up there and they're all planning to swarm? I really need to do an overall inspection of the hive. Oh and one more thing, I was part of a 4H beekeeping project and the leader suggested when I got my package of bees that the queen was clipped. Which then means that she'll either end up on the ground if they swarm, or maybe if a queen hatches she'll swarm instead?
Any help appreciated. Let me know if I'm missing important info.
Lizzie