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I have hive two finally up to maximum strenght with only two frames to draw out. I went to look at them which i do every day and when i got close i heard a loud roaring noise and in front of hive two theywere pouring out like a swarm so i sat and i waited but they went back into the hive so i checked them and thats when i saw only two fromes left and one of them were half drawn. Should i add a super or wait till the middle of the week and put it on.
Tom
I would check for queen cells, and the amount of brood being laid. (in the cells :D ). When the bees occupy that many frames its a good idea to add a super, and take it from me don't add a queen excluder, I learned the hard way....
The general rule of thumb (Rules of Thumb are rife with exceptions) is to add a super when it is 80-90% full. Take this to mean 80% drawn comb and 90% bees. A box that is full of both bees and comb is over crowded. Adding room before it is needed tells the bees they still have work to do--conversely, waiting too long tells them they've maxed out their space and it's time to swarm.
When it doubt super early--you will experience less swarming as a result. Providing sufficient room in a timely manner is one of the best swarm management tools you have access to.
Hello
BeeC i do a very close inspection every time i check my hives and no queen cells was found and all of the new comb that was drawn is filled with eggs and only one frame is filled with honey and pollen and the rest is filled with honey and pollen on the outer edges.
Tom
on new hive's I always go by "when they get 8 frames drawn out add another box", .....