Swarm cells

[deemann1]

Was doing my routine inspection on hives today checking food stores etc I was suprised to see so much brood in all the hives including drone brood.
I found queen cells in one hive single brood box nine frames of sealed brood .
Should I AS this hive is it too late for queens to mate ?
Should I go brood and half on the hives still laying so much brood ?

 

[beeno]

Was doing my routine inspection on hives today checking food stores etc I was suprised to see so much brood in all the hives including drone brood.
I found queen cells in one hive single brood box nine frames of sealed brood .
Should I AS this hive is it too late for queens to mate ?
Should I go brood and half on the hives still laying so much brood ?

Yes, you should do an A/S so you can unite back as the odds on mating are low. Nine frames of sealed brood they will be your winter bees then. Lucky man as long as you can keep +Q.