Todd,
A few other scenarios (among many):

I should add that when the queen cell hatches below the excluder the bees
might swarm with her.

Also the queen and third of the bees you shake into the top mediums might
swarm as she is obviously slowed laying eggs (if not stopped) and has been
preparing to swarm and the box is empty drawn comb.

On a cold night in Vermont the bees might go below to cluster around brood
and leave the queen above the excluder. We had temps in the 50's F. in
Missouri last night.

Bob

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