After two or more weeks of poor weather (low temperature, cloudy, rain), and the June gap, one of my six hives has an unsealed Q cell. Last inspection was 28/5 (6 frames well-patterned healthy brood) when the Q and all brood stages were present and one of two supers was heavy with spring honey.
Inspection today showed many empty frames in the brood box, little sealed honey in the brood box but plenty of pollen stores and only two brood frames with eggs, larvae and sealed brood, one of which had an unsealed large Q cell. There were five other Q cups but none had been laid in.
I cannot decide whether The hive is about to swarm or whether a supercedure is in progress. Can anyone help with a decision?
Alan.