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  • From: Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com>
  • To: Shadi Cinpinski <shadikaze AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: "ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org" <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Honey supers
  • Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2017 20:56:43 -0400

Super- add another when the first is about 80% filled with nectar.

New hive- I think it's really a judgement call. If all the frames are drawn and the hive seems crowded (bearding in hot weather and boiling out the top when you open it) then it's ready for more space.

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Walter


You never can tell with bees. ~ Winnie-the-Pooh

On Apr 30, 2017, at 7:27 PM, Shadi Cinpinski <shadikaze AT gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,
First year bee-keeper and hopefully our first year to harvest honey. Went into hives today and our large, healthy hive has filled the medium 8 frame honey super up with nectar and 50% capped honey. The hive is booming and we keep worrying about signs of swarming- no supercedure cells yet just a ton of bees and a healthy, producing queen. We have 2 8 frame deep supers topped off with the single medium super at this time. We do have a queen excluder. At what point do we consider adding another medium honey super?

Same type of question for our newly installed package (Easter weekend). I moved a frame of eggs (from our strong hive) and a few frames of drawn comb with nectar that I had frozen to the single, 8 frame deep super. Package queen seems to be doing well as we saw eggs and larva in various stages. All frames are drawn out with stores of pollen as well. There is some capped honey. I am still feeding although they aren't chugging as much these days. Thoughts on when this new hive needs more space? 

Thanks for the input!
Shadi Ana
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