My hive is set-up with two deeps then a medium then two shallows. No queen excluder. I extracted one shallow two weeks ago and returned it to the hive in anticipation of the fall flow. The top shallow is just about all capped. The medium has a pretty good amount of nectar/honey in it. The top deep is very heavy with honey and the bottom deep seems to be where the brood chamber is.
I opened the hive today and noticed a small amount of brood on two of the medium frames on the bottom. My question is should I let things as they are or should I put an excluder on? This brood was not there a week ago when I had them open. Also I was under the impression that the queen would not cross capped honey. Which the top deep was stuffed full of. 'bout threw my back trying to lift it the other week.