I have a hive (foundationless) that filled 75% of its frames.
I added another hive body about a month ago (2nd box). This body is now full of frames with comb and jam packed with brood/eggs/pollen/honey. They even started to make burr comb and fill it with incoming nectar.
Inspecting the bottom box today, I see a lot of empty comb with no eggs. Still a number of bees on the frames, and some honey/pollen - but definitely nowhere near full. I also noticed they stopped building the rest of those frames out on the bottom box and focused their attention on that top box.
Did I just catch her highness on a bad day and she has not been back down to the lower box yet? Is that normal behavior to move up in the hive and leave the bottom somewhat vacant?
Any insight is most appreciated!
I added another hive body about a month ago (2nd box). This body is now full of frames with comb and jam packed with brood/eggs/pollen/honey. They even started to make burr comb and fill it with incoming nectar.
Inspecting the bottom box today, I see a lot of empty comb with no eggs. Still a number of bees on the frames, and some honey/pollen - but definitely nowhere near full. I also noticed they stopped building the rest of those frames out on the bottom box and focused their attention on that top box.
Did I just catch her highness on a bad day and she has not been back down to the lower box yet? Is that normal behavior to move up in the hive and leave the bottom somewhat vacant?
Any insight is most appreciated!