> I have two hives.  One seems to be acting normally.  The other doesn't
> seem ro follow the book.  The bees in one hive are hanging all over the
> front of the hive body.  I've added suppers (without queen extruder)
> the make more space and it helps for a short time. I've raised the top
> of the hive to increase vetilation and that hasn't helped. The
> population in the hive has increased considerably over the past three
> months so I've got an active queen, I'd guess.  The weather here in
> North Carolina has been very wet this past month.  Rain almost every
> day and hot and sticky.  I'm wondering if the temperature and high
> humidity could be the problem.
 
I'm no expert, but ... my bees do the same here in southern
California. I think the bees are trying to reduce the hive
temperature ... the bees themselves contribute all of the heat and
moving out to the front of the hive reduces temperatures inside. You
might even see them fanning at the entrance to help lower the
temperature.
 
My bees always do this and there hasn't been any associated problems.
Maybe someone with more experience has a more informative answer.
Regards, Richard
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