Making room for bees after removing supers

[Tony Slater]

What do you do to help the bees find room when you’re taking the supers off? For example, I have a strong double brood national hive, with 4 supers I’m about to remove. I don’t have any spare brood boxes, but maybe enough ekes to put on to help. What, if anything, do others add to give the bees more room and for how long do you leave it there.

 

[drex]

I would generally put a super of drawn comb under the clearer for 4 supers to clear. How long it's left depends on what is happening. If it is not a lot, then I remove it after a day or so

 

[ericbeaumont]

4 supers I’m about to remove

Remove and extract two, replace them and remove the other two. Done the same or next day will have little impact.