14 x 12 brood - when to add first super

[SteveG]

Evening, inspected my 14 x 12 brood box tonight.Red queen purchased and collected in 5 frame NUC 4 weeks ago, moved straight into National. Found few queen cells. plenty of bees covering all but last 2 frames, still to be drawn. believe i should add super??

 

[Millet]

Evening, inspected my 14 x 12 brood box tonight.Red queen purchased and collected in 5 frame NUC 4 weeks ago, moved straight into National. Found few queen cells. plenty of bees covering all but last 2 frames, still to be drawn. believe i should add super??

Queen cells .? .

 

[JWF]

How many frames of brood are there? And how many of stores?

 

[SteveG]

5 full frames brood, 2 end frames empty, not drawn,
other frames drawn with stores cover 2 and one with some stores

 

[SteveG]

Queen Cups better description

 

[Millet]

..edited

 

[SteveG]

thanks

 

[drex]

Put the undrawn frames away from the side of the box, e.g swap over frames 1&2 and 10&11, and they will be more keen to draw them out, giving HM more room to lay. Then it is probably time for a super. I usually super on 7 frames of brood.

 

[Anduril]

For 14x12's super on 6 frames.