Second Brood Chamber

[Guy]

I added a second deep to a new hive I started from a package in March a week ago. I am a new beekeeper and was trying to prevent a swarm by giving them more room for brood. Today a week after I added the second deep I found all honey and no brood. Should I have put the second deep on the bottom?

[Shanevrr]

ive read that you can swap frames of brood up to top box,  but do it one frame at a time over a month or two as they need to nurse brood and you dont want to seperate to fast  maybe more exp beeks have some advise

[fish_stix]

You did it correctly. If you're still feeding them, stop and see if they continue to bring in nectar. If they are, don't feed anymore. Let them build their home the way they want it.

[wd]

The other day I was checking a 2 deep hive, pulled a migratory cover, and there she was, the queen walking around on the underside of the cover. It was the last place expected her to be. Nudged her gently back in, waited a moment wondering if I should pull any frames. she had a total of 6 frames of brood in both boxes right in the center. be carefull

[Finski]

I added a second deep to a new hive I started from a package in March a week ago. I am a new beekeeper and was trying to prevent a swarm by giving them more room for brood. Today a week after I added the second deep I found all honey and no brood. Should I have put the second deep on the bottom?

I think that Alabama is so warm that the act does not stop brooding. Not even capped brood?

It sounds like the queen has dead and perhaps you have a virgin in the hive.

I you put the package into the ´hive and bees draw foundations, it is a mirace if the colony swarms. It use its all energy to expanding.

If you feed it all the time, the bees fill the nest area with sugar and that makes it swarm.
Heavy nectar flow into a small colony makes the same.

[Guy]

the queen was doing well a week ago.

[Guy]

The other day I was checking a 2 deep hive, pulled a migratory cover, and there she was, the queen walking around on the underside of the cover. It was the last place expected her to be. Nudged her gently back in, waited a moment wondering if I should pull any frames. she had a total of 6 frames of brood in both boxes right in the center. be carefull

[wd]

I would go with what Finski said, she "might" be gone for one reason or another. Be sure you have something going on when you check next.