Hi Phil
> The workers do not mix in the supers but work exclusively above their queen.
This is interesting, it is opposite to what happens if you use five
frame nucs with a single super (something that I have done a lot of) as
your colonies are much more populous than mine were, I wonder at what
point the behaviour changes over from one set of circumstances to the other.
I have done side by side with full colonies, but nowhere near as many as
yourself (half a dozen) it is a long time ago, but I never noticed what
you are describing.
Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
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