I am an inexperienced beekeeper in Rhode Island,
zone 6, with one hive. Yesterday was 60° and
sunny, so I opened up my hive; took off the top
medium super, which held a jar of sugar syrup and
some fondant, and looked at the medium super
below, which had held half filled frames that I
had given back to my bees last fall when I took
honey. The frames had been emptied of honey, but
here and there the bees were filling cells with
pollen. There were also a few capped brood cells.
In the deep brood super below that one, all the
frames were covered with bees, and I could see
plenty of larva, both capped and uncapped.
Although I have another medium and another deep
below, I decided to wait for another day to
continue my inspection as I did not want to
stress the brood (chill it). I am sure I have a
laying queen.
My question is, since the workers were storing
pollen in the top super, should I leave it in
place? We don't have much nectar yet, but crocus
and witch hazel are in bloom.

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