My neighbor's hive is several boxes tall now. Is that normal?

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Not all bees -- the top boxes are packed with honey. These boxes will usually be taken off by the beekeeper and extracted for human consumption. The rest of the honey winter storage so the bees can eat during the cold winter.

 

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A hive stacked with honey supers during nectar flow.
 

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