I have checked my bees last week and since I am very new to this beekeeping I
have a couple of questions. My bees have been in place since the beginning of
May. I checked the hives and it appears that not much honey is being stored
in the honey supers, they are still drawing out the comb. There is quite a
bit of stored honey in the brood supers. Will they have enough honey to make
it through the winter, up here in Upstate NY, near Lake, Placid? (winters
come early up here, and I was told that I will need to start treating for
mites etc..mid August, so no honey is stored during the 45 days, right?)

I don't much care if I have extra honey for myself, but what if there is not
enough stored for them??what would I do?  Will next year be easier on the
bees because they will already have drawn comb, and not need to do all of
that work?

Also, for the past couple of days, one of my hives seems to have alot of
activity by the entrance....approx. 2-3 hundred bees, appearing to be walking
forward a few steps, then walking back a few steps???? I have off set by
honey supers a 1/2 inch or so for ventilation, as it is quite warm for
upstate NY these days..whew!

Thanks for all of your help,

Cindy