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- 24 plus 12 owned by others
I've been removing 'nadired' supers - the first season I've done this. Most have empty combs with few bees. But some have brood and lots of bees. So I've put them above the QE and (because I'm worried about the queen being in that box) shaken the bees down into the brood box. All very messy. I'm not worried about there being brood in the 'super' until they emerge, but I can see that if you just put the shallow above the brood box and didn't take steps to ensure the queen was in the lower box with a QE in place, you would then have brood and a half - no matter that this was never in your plan.
Also, because I've got drones (drone foundation, so what would you expect) emerging in one shallow, I'll have to make an upper entrance, or expose a corner for them to get out.
Also, because I've got drones (drone foundation, so what would you expect) emerging in one shallow, I'll have to make an upper entrance, or expose a corner for them to get out.