Buzzin' busy

My wife the beekeeper said it's past time to check on the bees again so last night she donned the gear and we lit up the smoker for a trip to the hive. We've been keeping them well fed and hydrated with a sugar water solution. They go through a full Mason sized jar about every two days, quicker if it's dry which it has been lately. She opened up the hive and was pleased to see that not only are the bees pulling out the cones but several have already been filled with honey and capped off. This will be their winter food source so this is a good sign of the health of the hive. We don't want things to get too crowded and risk the collapse of the hive so we're going to order a "super" to put on top of the hive body. This will give more room for them to expand and put away more honey, except that when we're ready to harvest, we'll take from the super and leave their original stores alone.