- Joined
- Jun 20, 2009
- Messages
- 2,428
- Reaction score
- 2
- Location
- Kingsbridge, South Devon
- Hive Type
- None
- Number of Hives
- 0 - Now in beeless retirement!
The problem with a super is knowing where the bees are. If they are in the super then leave it in place and treat from the top. You may have to shine a torch down to find out where the bees are. The same applies with double brood boxes although in this case it is much harder, as they are deeper, to know where the bees are. I've split a double brood before and found the bees in both boxes and they were mightly unimpressed by the disturbance to there post-Christmas slumbers. I now always trickle OA from the top on double brood which is I understand standard practice although I had to learn the lesson myself!