Thanks Jim!
What's the weather like there, what's your min/max etc? At what time of day is it reaching the top temperature and how many hours is it at that temp?
Last few days has been rainy and cold around 10-18C, today is a max of 22C around 2:30 and the rain is slowing down. Before the last few days it has been beautiful and sunny, around 12-15C at night and 20-25C during the day.
Watch the bees coming and going. Are they bring pollen home? How many types of pollen? Do you know it's source? What's the protein content? Are they getting nectar?
Busy hive is coming going like crazy, bringing pollen in. Quiet hive very few bees coming and going, occasional one has pollen. Seem to be one or two colours of pollen, not sure on type and extra not sure on protein content. No idea how to tell if they're getting nectar by observing outside the hive
What were you hoping would be the outcome of putting empty frames in the brood box?
Everywhere I have read or seen has said if there is lots of honey frames in the brood box they should be moved to the honey super to give them more space in the brood box, so I just did that. My thinking was that if the frames are full of honey she can't lay in them.
Should I go back in and replace them?