So I've looked through the literature and I found a review article saying all of this and more. It was written by a group of respected physicians from American and French hospitals and it clearly supported the widely held belief that you should drink two to three litres of water a day.
This is a common occurrence to have your brood chamber become honey bound during the main nectar flow. A typical hive body will have a brood cluster in the middle and the outside frames will contain honey. A honey bound hive happens when brood begins to emerge, it is replaced with nectar.
Bee Pollen Granules. Once the pollen arrives back at the hive, it is stripped from the bees rear legs and mixed with honey, nectar, and enzymes. The enzymes are added as the honeybees ingest the honey and then regurgitate it onto the pollen.