Every hive is different. If the bees are on all the frames in the super and there is nectar in all the frames then Ill add another super. The more room they have then the more nectar they will bee able to store to dry into honey. If most of the honey is caped in the super then I usually under super them, If they run out of room then they will plug out the brood nest and thr queen will run out of room .
 Its really hard to tell without seeing.
Trevor

--- On Mon, 7/20/09, Dan Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Dan Smith <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [BEE-L] Early supering - what are the disadvantages?
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 9:55 AM
> I've read that a hive should only be
> supered after 6 or 7 frames of the top box 
> are full.  The only reason I've seen for waiting for
> this is that a hive may not 
> be able to guard the extra space before then.  That
> reason doesn't make a lot 
> of sense to me because adding a super doesn't change the
> size of the hive 
> entrance.
> 
> When should a super be added?
> 
> What is the harm of supering early?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dan
> 
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