Just finished first hive inspection and the good news is there seem to be plenty of honey in the top of the hive. Wintered on 3 mediums. Did find some concerning comb and what looks like necter but I cannot imaging where they are getting it. I've watched them bring in pollen on the warm days for the past 4-5 weeks but haven't seen anything blooming. The muddy looking comb and honey were concerning. BTW no chemicals in the hive all summer and have not been feeding them at all.
Thanks. I wouldn't call this a strong hive but I'm new. Looks like a 4-5 frames covered in bees the rest a bit scattered. Not much brood just scattered on 3 frames.
Maples have been blooming for a few weeks now. They don't have flowers exactly, but they do have pollen.
Dark comb is brood comb.
Scattered brood could be a problem. I have seen colonies in this area move off brood in favor of being closer to honey. It sets them back pretty badly.
Here are two more. Didn't get a good shot of the brood patter but I think you can see it below. The other pic looks liked capped honey and necter but there are also some odd looking stuff in a few cells. What do you guys think?
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