New super oddness

About a month ago I added a new super to a thriving hive.  I have checked the hive every week. The hive continues to go great. BUT, the new super, while packed full of bees, has no honey production going on in the frames.  In the 2 lower units, there are still about 2 frames that have no honey in them.  I also have noticed that about 1/2 of the front of the hive is covered with bees at all times.  Is this normal? Should I be concerned?

This time of year (hot) the bees hanging out is perfectly normal. It's called bearding. I think it's mostly for temperature control inside the hive.

The bees will use the super if they need it. Sounds like they're close. There probably hasn't been much nectar for them to make any honey the past month. Goldenrod is starting to bloom around here. A good sign for more honey coming soon.

Hi Mike,

Thanks.