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As you can probably tell from my title, I am new to beekeeping.
I bought a hive last year and went into the winter with two hive bodies and two supers on my hive. I did NOT remove any honey as it was the first year and I was unsure of how much to take or leave.
So, my hive made it through a long hard winter here in the Northeast (New Hampshire) and in checking the hive yesterday, I noticed virtually all the honey stores gone and a lot of bees in all 4 boxes. They are flying in an out and seem to be thriving, but here are my questions:
1. Should I feed? We still have snow on the ground and I don't see anything green yet!
2. With the bees in all 4 boxes, should I leave the hive alone and just add supers as the summer progresses? Seem like my hive will get huge and unworkable.
3. Anything else I am missing?
Thank you for any help.
I bought a hive last year and went into the winter with two hive bodies and two supers on my hive. I did NOT remove any honey as it was the first year and I was unsure of how much to take or leave.
So, my hive made it through a long hard winter here in the Northeast (New Hampshire) and in checking the hive yesterday, I noticed virtually all the honey stores gone and a lot of bees in all 4 boxes. They are flying in an out and seem to be thriving, but here are my questions:
1. Should I feed? We still have snow on the ground and I don't see anything green yet!
2. With the bees in all 4 boxes, should I leave the hive alone and just add supers as the summer progresses? Seem like my hive will get huge and unworkable.
3. Anything else I am missing?
Thank you for any help.