Many beekeepers advocate 'under-supering' i.e. adding empty supers beneath
full ones. I also do this as it makes it easier to remove the full one for
extraction when it is fully capped. I think it makes life easier for the
bees, too, as they have less far to travel to store nectar for processing.
Glad to hear they have settled down, Ian!
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On Sat, 30 May 2020 at 15:12, Ian Gilchrist <iangilchrist52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hello beekeepers, and here's a request for some advice.
Both my hives have 2 supers on them. The lower one in each case is
reasonably well (IMO) packed with honey. The upper one in each case was put
on about a month ago with only foundation, but both are becoming reasonably
well drawn.
The question is whether I should swap the supers over i.e. put the
upper/newer ones below the lower/older ones? My thinking for this is that
it would make it easier for the bees to do more on the new supers, and
eventually I hope yield me more honey by the time that point arrives...
All opinions welcomed please!
Ian
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