[toomanyhandles]

Earlier this summer I pulled 2 medium supers off, placed them back for cleaning.

What I have as of this last weekend are 3 supers with 7 or 8 frames each that are capped in the center (an oval about 6" long), with about 1" of curing honey all around. 7 or 8 frames per super. Maybe they will cap it yet this year, maybe not, the farmer nearby just mowed the flowering alfalfa which was keeping it going. I'm not seeing a lot of nectar coming into my observation hive (@ different location)- they haven't capped anything new for a while.

Should I open up the capped cells on the top 2 supers- will they move it down/(up?) into one super? If I extract now I'll get a large amount of uncured honey along with the good stuff.

I've read this may help, but I'm not sure how well.

Thanks for thoughts-

 

[toomanyhandles]

Thanks! I may just do this, with this info. Spinning them without uncapping to separate the types is a great thought.

If I can get them to move everything into 1 medium though I am interested in that to. what are the experiences folks have had with trying to get them to move things around on their own?

 

[toomanyhandles]

Thanks all!

Your replies have been both educational and applicable.