>Ted -Are you using Benzaldehyde, or Butyric anhydride (Bee-Go / Honey >Robber)? I have had mixed results, (my experience is mostly with the >former), from cleared supers - to bees hardly moving down at all - to >stupefied bees running all over in chaos. Have you had good results >consistently, without tainting the aroma of the honey, & what is the most >effective procedure? I was concerned at the confusion the fumes caused >sometimes. Any info appreciated -- JWG For hives in partial shade in early August, using benzaldehyde on shallow supers: give the bees in the top super a few puffs of smoke to start them down, then leave the fume board on for five minutes, take a super off and put the fume board back on for the next five minutes. Tim Sterrett Westtown, (Southeastern) Pennsylvania, USA [log in to unmask]