Large burr comb when frames forgotten

[Joseph Clemens]

It has been mentioned what happens when you forget to include the proper quantity of frames in supers added to hives.

Earlier this season I was adding supers and overlooked including the proper amount of frames in one. Later when I went to harvest honey I got this surprise:

[bill]

that looks huge lol. was it hard to get all the bees off it?

[Joseph Clemens]

I just smoked them out of the nooks and crannies.

[Michael Bush]

Usually if you only leave out one you get one nice comb that isn't attached to a frame.  :)  I usually scrap the nice ones if they are honey or tie them in a frame if they are brood.

Usuually if you leave out two, you get the kind of mess you have.

[Joseph Clemens]

MB, I believe you are correct. This is probably two missing frames on the one side of the super.