What?s this?

[juristo]

 New beekeeper here.  I got these bees recently from a local seller.  Can someone tell me what I?m looking at here?

[BeeMaster2]

That is either an emergency queen cell or a supersedure queen cell. My bet it is an emergency queen cell. Is this picture from your first inspection? If so, contact the seller and get a new Nuc.
Jim

[Barhopper]

Possibly just a queen cup. Look inside to see if there's a egg or larvae. If there's not I'd knock it down.

[juristo]

Sorry for not being more specific.  I was talking about the fused/melted area at the upper left of the frame.  I only have one other hive, but I've never see that before.  It's probably something common, but just looked and felt strange to me.

[Hops Brewster]

that corner looks like capped honey.   They build their brood areas in a ball, which on a single frame looks like a rainbow arc.   Brood in the center, bee bread next to that, then honey up into the corners.

[AR Beekeeper]

That area is capped honey.  That is the usual areas for the food stores in the brood area.

[juristo]

Thanks!  It looks different in my other hive (also new - had someone pull them out of my garage wall and put them in a hive for me).  So much to learn!

[sc-bee]

Thanks!  It looks different in my other hive (also new - had someone pull them out of my garage wall and put them in a hive for me).  So much to learn!

It is called wet capped honey. The pretty white capped honey has an air space underneath....