supers over winter? how many?

[rriley]

A few of my hives are a deep on bottom with supers on top. I didn't have the deeps available when I needed them so I used supers. The hives are in north central mo. Will one deep with 1 super be enough to leave them for winter?

[Ravenseye]

Chock full, maybe. I'd be more comfortable with more stores above it. Keep in mind, it's not just the winter....it's the following spring that gets you. I rarely lose hives due to starvation in the winter. I lose them when they burn through stores before I can get food to them in March and even April.

[Maine_Beekeeper]

I winter in one deep plus two mediums minimum. I feel comfortable about stores with one deep plus 3 mediums or two deeps plus 1 medium.