I think as long as you have 80% worked (meaning 16 to 18 out of the 20 frames in 2 10 frame brood chambers) that you should go ahead and put on your honey super. I would think that once the bees get some emerging brood, they will go ahead and store some honey in their's once yours are full. I WOULDN'T add anymore super's until you're sure they're storing for themselves...Just a newbie's thoughts though.
adding supers...
Italians
one deep/one super
I'm having trouble deciding on the best time to add my supers. I have both DC and foundation available. Lets say, I have brood and honey in the deep (not completely full though) and the food super is full of brood. Normally, I dont like to add my honey supers before the bees fill their super with honey. This helps block out the queen and ensures that the bees get their honey before I get mine.
However, this year the flow is about to start (which is fast and furious here - and then mostly over for the year) and my supers are full of brood not honey. If I add supers for me.... are the bees likely to still back fill that food super as the brood hatches ?
thanks
one deep/one super
I'm having trouble deciding on the best time to add my supers. I have both DC and foundation available. Lets say, I have brood and honey in the deep (not completely full though) and the food super is full of brood. Normally, I dont like to add my honey supers before the bees fill their super with honey. This helps block out the queen and ensures that the bees get their honey before I get mine.
However, this year the flow is about to start (which is fast and furious here - and then mostly over for the year) and my supers are full of brood not honey. If I add supers for me.... are the bees likely to still back fill that food super as the brood hatches ?
thanks
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