What is going on with my hives?

[Cuttingedge]

A few days ago I did give inspections and both of my stronger hives were ready for honey supers. I added the supers and all seemed fine. Yesterday bees were everywhere, circling the entrances and lots of bees were flying around my garden and house. Today I suited up and went down to the hives and man they are pissy. Looks like fighting going on and some dead bees in front of the hives. I also have a laying worker hive that has very few bees in it and for the last few weeks, I have not seen a lot of activity from that hive. The entrance to the LW hive is now very busy. Any help would be appreciated. What is going on with the bees?

[mikecva]

Almost sounds like the girls have started going to the one hive. Is there a queen in the weak hive? if there is you might be able to take a frame of caped brood with its workers and put it in the weaker hive but make sure you do not move the queen over.

[Cuttingedge]

[cao]

If the laying worker hive had few bees but had honey and nectar stores, It sounds like a robbing situation.  Is there a flow on or are you in a dearth.  If you put your location in your profile it would be helpful in answering your questions.

[Cuttingedge]

If the laying worker hive had few bees but had honey and nectar stores, It sounds like a robbing situation.  Is there a flow on or are you in a dearth.  If you put your location in your profile it would be helpful in answering your questions.

As far as I can tell, this is exactly what happened. I closed up the LW hive last night and took it a couple hundred yards away this morning to "shake them out". There were only about 40 bees in the hive and all of the honey was gone. They also chewed a ton of the wax which I have read is a good indication of robbing. Oh well, it's done and now I only have two hives :(