Next year will be my third year in beekeeping. This year I did pretty well with honey extraction and now I have about twelve supers of drawn comb to put back on ten hives next year. My question is do I start off with the drawn comb and when I run out then start putting supers of new foundation? My goal is to make honey and have a surplus of drawn comb. I know drawn comb is worth its weight in gold so do I concentrate on drawing out new foundation or would you recommend putting it on last. Here in my area the honey flow only last about two months (april-may). Sometimes if we are lucky maybe until June. I have yet to see a really good or productive fall flow so my time is limited. Any advice is appreciated.
David
I would mix in a few frames of foundation at a time, moving capped frames up and keep open area just above the brood nest.