Time for my 1st real inspection of the hive to see what's going on. I opened the hive like normal and inspected each frame one by one starting with the one closest to the side. Most of the outer frame didn't have much happening, but I had 3 inners frames that had about 3/4 build out of comb. Man, these bees work fast! Some of the top celled had a white capping. I beleive there's honey in those cells. Also had numerous cells filled with pollen. Several different colors: Gray, orange, yellow, etc. Lots of other cells had a 'water' like fill. Not sure exactly what that is... I checked for supersedure cells, but didn't see any. That good because it means the bees aren't looking to create a new Queen or looking to swarm. What I didn't see was the Queen herself nor did I see any eggs or lavrae. I also didn't see any capped brood, so now I'm starting to wonder if the Queen is alive in the hive and is actively laying eggs. Not in panic mode yet, but I think I'll send an email to Mike at Bjorn Apiaries and get his opinion as to whether he thinks things are OK.
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