Debi--please include some pictures. I want to be sure you actually have supercedure cells. If you have them, there's not much you can do to stop them at this point without doing a split. Just removing them is not a guarantee--they might swarm anyway. If it's crowding, they might be preparing to leave. The hive needs to have plenty of space and ventilation in this heat. Just removing the cells might not be enough.
Debi mason wrote:
I opened my hive up today to do a mite check and noticed that within a week the bees have formed about 6 queen cups and at least 3 queen cells on the middle of the frames (assuming supercedure cells). One queen cell is closed on the top of a frame in my 2nd box. I have 2 medium boxes almost full of brood and honey. The queen is alive and laying eggs and there is a lot of larvae. I just added a 3rd box earlier in the week. This was a nuc I received May 20th. The bees were more agitated today. Should I remove the cells and cups? This queen is new this year and seemed to have a slow start but seems to be improving. (brood pattern looks good) and mite levels have been really low.
