Extra brood box or super

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deemann1

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I've got a colony with a full brood box of bees and 2 supers of bees should I give them another Bb or super for space .8 frames brood currently and 2nd super nearly full
 
Definitely another super. A brood box underneath if you want.
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If you run your brood boxes with 12 frames, then you could perhaps wait a little while. However with that many bees, I would add a super now in any case.

(Note it's fair to say that my bees in my apiary in the East of England will behave differently to yours; it's difficult to always give a 100% correct answer).
 
Add both, super above, brood below. If you are worried about too much space, dummy the brood box while they are getting established in it.
 

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