Brace Comb in odd place

[darlo]

Hi All
With only 5 years beekeeping experience, I discovered something in today's inspection which I have never experienced before. I have a colony in a open mesh floor which sits on a national stand. Underneath the stand the need have built a small cluster of brace comb, about the side of a small football. I ran out of time to investigate the comb further to see if there is just stored in it or if the queen has moved outside and started laying there. The main brood box had no brood in today, but the colony appearred happy.

Anyone seen this before?

Chris

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[gavin]

I've heard about it. This could be the result of a swarm attempt with a clipped queen, and you may have a virgin in the main box. Is there brood under the floor?

[darlo]

I will need to check tomorrow as I ran out of time today. There may well be a virgin queen somewhere as a queen cell had hatched a week ago.

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[darlo]

No brood in brace comb just beautiful pristine white comb.

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