Hi skeggly ,i did consider the two brood box idea but it seems almost all bee keepers here in aus only use one but it is something i may try in the future ,having a look at the hive now or bee activity should i say they must be on to some good necter as they are as busy as hell even in the overcast days there is still a lot of activity .
I dont think ill ne harvesting any honey this year maybe just a coupe of frames to try out extracting but ill have to see what the bees are doing and how many stores thbrood bx next year ey have, but i know for a fact they have been going gang busters in the brood hive with stores last time i checked .
As for feeding the bees i did give them a small pollen patty the other week they seem to like it and devour it in around a week or less ,ill probably check the top box next week which is now the honey super ,maybe i will use a second brood box next year to try to stop any swarming but for now im just following the rest of the herd in single brood box .