Queen cells!!!

[jxbeeman]

about 2 weeks ago i just bought a 3# package of bees that draper's bees had left over from someone cancelling.  well anyway i checked them today and i found 2 queen cells on the bottom of a frame of brood.  just wondering what i should do.  i know that the queen is there b/c i saw her on the same frame.  i was thinking that a reason the could be doing this would be that i live in NY.  hahahaha.  no it just has been really crummy weather up hear.  about 2 weeks of rain and 40's temp.  no real days that are real sunny and warm.  if it was sunny it was windy and cold also.  NF.  oh i also have been feeding them sugar water and those bee patties.  

Any suggestions on what i could do and what might have caused them to do this.  thanks

[Jerrymac]

I wonder if they plugged up the brood area with all that suger water and are getting ready to swarm.

[Kirk-o]

Go to the queen rearing re queen page here at bee master the first one in there has a bunch of videos you can watch two on swarm prevention look at them you will love them kirk-o

[Michael Bush]

I've never seen a new package swarm.  I've never seen a queen less than a year old swarm.  They are probably replacing the queen because of something. I'd let them do what they feel they need to do.

[Lechwe]

I would agree with Mike. I had the same thing happen last year and removed the cells because I thought I new better than the bees. Guess what? I didn't and lost that hive. Something is wrong with that queen and they are fixing it themselves.

Good luck

[Lechwe]

I would agree with Mike. I had the same thing happen last year and removed the cells because I thought I new better than the bees. Guess what? I didn't and lost that hive. Something is wrong with that queen and they are fixing it themselves.

Good luck