Bees will usually clean out the residue from extraction (including some
   granulated honey), if the wet supers are placed above an inner cover (or
   add an empty box above the inner cover, too). It's an easy thing to do,
   and reduces the granulation problem next year, if the honey in your area
   is prone to granulate. I do it regularly.
 
   As was mentioned, however, sometimes the bees consolidate or add to the
   little bit of honey, leaving patches of honey in the supers, too little
   to bother extracting.
 
   In this case, and even though it is a bother, you can scratch open any
   capped cells and put the partly filled supers UNDER the brood nest. I
   got this advice from an experienced beekeeper, and haven't done it
   often, but the couple of times I've tried it, the bees removed the honey
   completely. As the fall brood emerges, it leaves space for storage.
   Remove the cleaned supers when it's barely warm enough that bees can
   still fly home. (before it gets too cold).
 
 
   Kerry Clark, Apiculture Specialist
   B.C. Ministry of Agriculture
   1201 103 Ave
   Dawson Creek B.C.
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