Whether or not bees repair comb to something useful depends mostly on what sort of foundation you used. In my experience, only the plastic foundations (e.g.; Pierco) will be redrawn into "good as new" combs. Duragilt will not in general be rebuilt, or worse, the bees will build burr comb over it. Wax foundation may get rebuilt, but will generally be rebuilt as drone comb. I applaud the idea of setting the supers in a bathtub as an example of a big disaster averted by forethought. Honey in a bathtub is a lot easier to clean up than honey on the bathroom floor. When I give talks on handling honey, wax, and/or sugar syrup, I always stress the principle of disaster control by containment. Stuff will spill. Make sure that when it does, it will go into something that is easy to clean and will keep the mess from spreading. W. G. Miller Gaithersburg, MD