[doug reed]

Is it unusual for a hive to have 6 to 8 frames of brood in a ten frame deep when there are no stores in the box and no nectar flow on? With no rain in the eastern part of San Diego County the pickings are slim. We have been feeding them most of the winter, and it looks like it will have to continue for the foreseeable future.

 

[Tenbears]

A strong workforce is a good thing, You will have to feed till a flow comes on buy at least you will have the foragers to maximize the flow when it comes. For now just pour the feed to um.

 

[Michael Bush]

Hives that are building up seldom have much stores. Their focus is to build numbers of bees. When the main flow is on their focus is to stock away winter stores.