We opened the hive. The second deep super has three to four frames bursting with brood, along with several frames of honey stores. The brood is visible proof that the queen is thriving, along with the general ncrease in numbers of bees.  So far I've seen no signs of foulbrood, excessive mites, or waxmoths. I didn't think we would  get any honey this year, but if the bees are this prolific in the middle of drought, they're going to be producing more honey than they need by August or September. That would need to be harvested to prevent swarming. So, we may end up getting a  full honey super for our consumption after all. We're going to visit Reckeweg Honey Co. this Saturday to help with honey harvest. It would be more exciting to think about if it weren't so dang hot. I wish it would rain!