I just took off a super last week that has mostly uncapped sugar syrup. I'm not sure of what to do with it since I'm afraid if I leave it off, it'll just ferment and end up being a waste of money spent buying sugar.
Is it okay to put it back on? maybe above the inner cover? Would they move the syrup from there down into the deeps? What are my options?
I would put it back on, let the bees cure and cap it so they will have it for winter stores. If it's not empty by spring extract it and freeze the syrup for fall.
If the bees need it let them have it ---- put it back on.
That's exactly what I'm trying to get mine to do. How were you feeding?
I was feeding with a plastic hive-top feeder, so ~1 gallon at a time.
Since I only have 1 hive, I put the frames on a table right next to the hive and let them "rob" their honey back. It probably wasn't a good idea, but it ended working okay. They emptied the 10 partially cured frames of sugar syrup.
I also took that opportunity to make "ghost" bees and hopefully knock down any mites that might've been on them.