Capping of honey in supers

[sjt]

I've just put a third super on my hives as 2 are full with nectar. A small amount is capped on lots of the frames but what is the best way to encourage them to finish off the capping?
Do I put the new super directly over the brood box or at the top of the stack(which is where I've put it)?
Do I move the partly capped frames away from the central positions?
Or do I just leave them in peace to finish off when they're ready.
Any advice please.

 

[TOBY-3652]

if it is o s r I would give the frames a good shake and if it doesnt drip out I would extract then put the supers back on. that's what I have done with mine

 

[sjt]

No osr within foraging range. Does a good shake work with other nectars?

 

[Fatbee]

Personally I would leave them to it if it comes wet in the summer they may need it or you will need to buy sugar! Although if it's OSR nectar you might want to get it out before they cap it otherwise it will set hard. Do the shake test. Personally I tend to leave it and use it for overwinter stores because I prefer runny honey

 

[Fatbee]

Sorry time lag meant I missed previous replies! Didn't mean to duplicate

 

[YorkshireBees]

If you are 100% sure it's not OSR or Dandelion for that matter then you can leave them to get on with it.
Personally mine are well within OSR range and as soon as they start partially capping frames I will do a shake test and extract!

 

[Cazza]

I've just put a third super on my hives as 2 are full with nectar. A small amount is capped on lots of the frames but what is the best way to encourage them to finish off the capping?
Do I put the new super directly over the brood box or at the top of the stack(which is where I've put it)?
Do I move the partly capped frames away from the central positions?
Or do I just leave them in peace to finish off when they're ready.
Any advice please.

Personally, I would put the new super on the bottom. My reasoning is twofold:
1. The brood frames are near by and I want the bees to think they still have work to do.
2. When I take the super off, less faffing as it's the topmost one.
Cazza

 

[Tonyatcwfarm]

If you are 100% sure it's not OSR or Dandelion for that matter then you can leave them to get on with it.
@YB what are the issues with dandelion nectar pls?