adding a super
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:05 pm
The hive I was given is going gang busters
It has a deep and two supers, the queen and strong brood are in the top super at present , with brood also in the lower super
The deep has pollen and honey on 6 of the frames - two others have started being drawn out , last two have little to no activity and there is 3 frames full of honey in the middle super mixed brood pollen and honey on others, upper super has some pollen and honey but mostly brood on 5-6 frames.
So how do I add a super with new foundation, I know the bees wont work honey below the brood.
Should I move all the boxes around and put the queen super at bottom ??
It has a deep and two supers, the queen and strong brood are in the top super at present , with brood also in the lower super
The deep has pollen and honey on 6 of the frames - two others have started being drawn out , last two have little to no activity and there is 3 frames full of honey in the middle super mixed brood pollen and honey on others, upper super has some pollen and honey but mostly brood on 5-6 frames.
So how do I add a super with new foundation, I know the bees wont work honey below the brood.
Should I move all the boxes around and put the queen super at bottom ??