Hi there
I'm a fairly new beekeeper - started last year. Currently have two hives and a nuc which are preparing for overwintering.
The question is - I have 1 hive where - as of today's inspection - there is no brood / eggs / larvae. However the bees are calm, and the reason for this is probably simply the amount of stores. The hive is full of bees, and all 10 frames are full of stores. I suspect the queen is probably still present given the no. of bees - there were eggs when the hive was opened in late august and there is no sign of empty queen cells, so I think it is just rammed with stores.
Is this a problem at this time of year - or can I just leave them to get on with overwintering? It seems too late to really do much about it, though I suppose I could put a drawn super on it if this meant they would move some stores in time for brood, and overwinter as a brood and a half. But probably too late for such action?
If leaving it as is is a reasonable option, I'd rather do that. If it is a big problem, maybe I should be cutting down the feeding of our other hive and nuc (both of which still have some brood still at the moment)
Cheers for your help
Paul
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