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I opened my hive today and in the top box I found nice capped comb, filled with honey. I didn't find any brood in the frames. We are just starting in on our second year keeping bees, so I still feel like I don't know what I am doing. I have two deep boxes and one smaller one on top and there...

Saturday hit 70*, so I went out to check on things. Bees were happily buzzing in and out of the hive!! I was so excited!! I went ahead and opened to top and added a sugar patty for them. It will still be a month or so before we have a natural food source for them. Thank you all for the tips!!

Thanks for the info @laterstarter! I'm in Indiana and we've had a pretty cold winter. This weekend, temps are spiking, so I'll take advantage and peak in the hive. Fingers crossed, but not too hopeful.

I went out to check my hive recently and it seems to be silent :( There are bits of comb on the ground outside the hive entrance. Any ideas what causes this? This is my first year wintering a hive, so I'm not too sure what I'm doing! But I really loved my bees, I hope they're not gone!