>I picked
> out my strongest and most productive hive and installed the RR super
above
> a medium super that had already been filled (the Medium super was divided
> by a queen excluder from the two brood boxes below
I am not an expert comb honey producer by any means ,but I have done it
enough to have learned a thing or two about what doesnt work under the
conditions here at the 3000' level in N. Cal.(cold snowy springs).Here,I
wouldnt expect to get them drawn and filled that far up in the stack.We
have our best results shaking the strongest hives down to a single
deep,then putting 2 or 3 round comb supers right over this brood box(no
excluder,not needed).This should be done right at the start of a reliable
flow of a type that is slow to granulate,if you have such a
thing.Granulated comb honey is an abomination so pick your flows if
possible.With us that means star thistle(not reliable)and Cascara(Sierra
Coffeeberry).Our hives and supers are all different colors(no white)but Im
not sure that is important.Strong hives and a fairly good flow are.
 If you shake them down,watch out for swarming.It helps to have a very
young queen,and I was never able to avoid going in and cutting cells every
10 days.Take all this with a grain of salt.
----Mike