[Alram]

If I remove a honey super from 1 hive and place it on another do I need to shake the bees out first?

 

[bushpilot]

I don't bother, and it has never caused me any issue. Not a great answer, but there you go.

 

[odfrank]

We usually shake them or bang on the ground to reduce the count.

 

[ffrtsaxk]

If you leave them in, bees will be killed. So, it's just a choice you have to make on how many is too many to leave in.

 

[Groundhwg]

I just use a fume board and Bee Quick as if I was removing the bees from a super prior to extracting the honey. Wait about 5 minutes and most if not all bees will have left the super and then I just place the super on the hive that I need/want it on.

 

[Gray Goose]

If I remove a honey super from 1 hive and place it on another do I need to shake the bees out first?

Do you use a queen excluder, if not she may be up there.

GG