I opened the hive for the first time since last fall. The bees are doing well. I noticed vigorous activity coming in and out of the entrance. Workers coming in with pollen on their legs is usually an indication that hungry brood are being fed.
The structure of my hive is like this
medium super
medium super
shallow super
deep super
(deep is on bottom).
No bees in the top super, but bees just below that. Honey AND larvae (brood), in the next medium super down. All of that is a good sign.
I'm prepared to finally get a decent amount of honey, in this my third season with the hive. And just in time before the world collapses.
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