Now that I'm finished dealing with the sticky sugar-water, I decided to bring my camera out to make some photos of the hive this morning. The bees have made their way up into the third super. After using the smoker, I removed the cover and saw a few bees on top of the inner cover. Then I removed the inner cover and found quite a few bees scurrying around inside.
I could hear the humming in the two brood supers below — it's a distinctly "busy" hum, pleasant to hear. Pulling out a couple of frames in the third box, I can see that the bees are starting to build out comb and store some pollen. I replaced the frames and inner cover and closed the hive. Here's a shot of the bees gathered at the hive entrance — some going, some coming, some guarding.
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