What to do with a full super

[benaghbees]

Hi. Beginners question. I have a full super. i would like to ask can i leave it on the hive until i am ready to extract others at the end of August. So do i simply leave it on the hive and place another super btw the full super and the brood.

If i can leave the full super it on is it better above of below the new, empty super?

Thanks

 

[ratcatcher]

yup, stick an empty one between the brood and full

 

[enrico]

Depends what's in it! If it is anything but rape you should be ok leaving it on. But I like to take it off and spin my first honey out! You may find they use it if you get a big June gap!
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[drstitson]

rape - no.
anything else - yes.

in hive storage is how nature (and the bees) intended after all!!!

 

[Finman]

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Extract the box and you get the combs into reusage.
The honey will crystallize and you are in trouble then.

A beginner never has too much free combs.

 

[aberreef]

If it's capped extract it now. You'll be surprised by the difference between this and the honey produced later in the year