# Rookie Beekeeper in Ballarat. Hive inspection photos, would like opinions

**URL:** https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/rookie-beekeeper-in-ballarat-hive-inspection-photos-would-like-opinions/36629
**Category:** Beekeeping - Basics
**Tags:** vic-victoria
**Created:** [March 29, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/rookie-beekeeper-in-ballarat-hive-inspection-photos-would-like-opinions/36629 "2024-03-29T04:35:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![TallTroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/talltroy/32/31459_2.png) [@TallTroy](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/TallTroy)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/rookie-beekeeper-in-ballarat-hive-inspection-photos-would-like-opinions/36629/1 "2024-03-29T04:35:34Z")

</div>

Hi folks,  
I got my flow hive in December so only had it 4 months now. Coming into early autumn. I started with a full brood box worth of bees and they have been going really well, lots of activity. The almost filled the flow super so I have also added an ideal super for winter storage which is also full now. So all looks pretty good.

However when I did a recent inspection in the brood box, some of the frames had not much brood at all. Some looked okay, but many didn’t. I am wondering what more experienced beekeepers think is going on? Still looks like there are lots of bees and activity, but I am concerned about the brood as we are approaching the cold weather.

 ![Frame2b](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/8/5/857c7ffd497dfa11023b04dd087c92f245f5f45f.jpeg)  
 ![Frame2acloseup](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/1/b/1b9413c95eb655fd95aa9e63626c07ab8fa88912.jpeg)  
 ![Frame2a](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/0/6/062dc0051751b9bd1923df6dfe0bd732c699b60a.jpeg)  
 ![Frame1b](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/7/d/7db2fa1d6da9e2615cb70f2ff65f27c136db0af4.jpeg)  
 ![Frame1a](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/f/0/f0d255037d5d452ab5bede6c68819cd288714c23.jpeg)  
 ![Frame4b](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/e/5/e52198a6878a29a3d88f2cd30961b14b726a3d4b.jpeg)  
 ![Frame4a](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/6/5/65929678799ce17c059cee70d40ea2bdae797a63.jpeg)  
 ![Frame3b](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/3/a/3a3bd64ce30a296a02db69dc4fac3a56936ad8b8.jpeg)  
 ![Frame3a](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/8/3/8351409aae6e001afc703c33e3ca6e0734e293b9.jpeg)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Dawn\_SD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dawn_sd/32/15954_2.png) [@Dawn\_SD](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dawn_SD)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/rookie-beekeeper-in-ballarat-hive-inspection-photos-would-like-opinions/36629/2 "2024-03-29T17:48:14Z")

</div>

Looks great to me, for a pre-autumn hive, that is very normal. 😉

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![AdamMaskew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/adammaskew/32/16818_2.png) [@AdamMaskew](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/AdamMaskew)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/rookie-beekeeper-in-ballarat-hive-inspection-photos-would-like-opinions/36629/3 "2024-03-29T23:06:03Z")

</div>

I agree Dawn, it looks like things are slowing down and you have a good brood pattern.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Rmcpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rmcpb/32/3147_2.png) [@Rmcpb](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Rmcpb)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/rookie-beekeeper-in-ballarat-hive-inspection-photos-would-like-opinions/36629/4 "2024-03-30T23:03:57Z")

</div>

Just looks like your queen is backing off the egg laying. They will fill the empty brood frames with nectar/honey for winter.

Cheers  
Rob.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![TallTroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/talltroy/32/31459_2.png) [@TallTroy](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/TallTroy)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/rookie-beekeeper-in-ballarat-hive-inspection-photos-would-like-opinions/36629/5 "2024-04-11T12:07:12Z")

</div>

Thanks for the answers folks, much appreciated. That eases my concerns going into winter.