Why does it look like my hive is overflowing with bees?
I have switched to a screened bottom a couple weeks ago, I propped up the lid too to make sure the are not over heating.
After they filled all but a couple frames in the 2nd brooder box I added a super. I also found larva in the 2nd brooder so I knew it was time to add a super.
They have done no comb building on the super I added about two or three weeks ago, when I open the hive everywhere is filled with bees! They cover the landing pad and about 1/4 of the front of the hive, it seems to an inexperienced bee keeper they have outgrown their home. I did not tare the hive apart, but the last time I did a few weeks ago there was so sign of queen cells indicating a swam in the making. Even the inner cover had maybe 100 bees covering a big area of it.
Is it normal for a hive to be "overflowing" with bees?
TIA
wkinne
I have switched to a screened bottom a couple weeks ago, I propped up the lid too to make sure the are not over heating.
After they filled all but a couple frames in the 2nd brooder box I added a super. I also found larva in the 2nd brooder so I knew it was time to add a super.
They have done no comb building on the super I added about two or three weeks ago, when I open the hive everywhere is filled with bees! They cover the landing pad and about 1/4 of the front of the hive, it seems to an inexperienced bee keeper they have outgrown their home. I did not tare the hive apart, but the last time I did a few weeks ago there was so sign of queen cells indicating a swam in the making. Even the inner cover had maybe 100 bees covering a big area of it.
Is it normal for a hive to be "overflowing" with bees?
TIA
wkinne