Hello Lloyd...

A little off your topic of "Bee Escapes"... however, as the esteemed owner
of Ross Rounds I wondering if you could pass along some tips on the use of
your Ross Round Supers.

I purchased a Ross Round Super and all the accompanying "stuff" this past
spring with great expectations of giving this comb honey a try.  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).  In two weeks the bees
didn't touch the RR Super.  They did mill around and loiter, however,
didn't make any attept to draw any comb out.  They came in the top entrance
and went sraight down.  Thinking that perhaps there was not a nectar flow
on, I put another empty Med. super with foundation, on top the RR super,
and the "girls" immediately started to draw out and fill the foundation.
I then rotated the RR Super right down to the bottom (above the Queen
excluder, with both full Med. supers above) and the bees still ignored it.
All summer they ignored the super, in fact they started eating the thin wax
foundation.

I was hoping if you could tell me what I was either doing wrong, or provide
any tips as to how to properly use this system.

Your help is greatly appreciated...!

Cheers,
Mark Walker
Delta, BC