.... converting three deeps to four medium supers.

I am seriously considering, and attempting, to change from deeps to medium supers for everything.  In the South, 1/2 way between Montgomery and Mobile, we can usually winter over in a deep and a super.  I am thinking of going to three medium supers which would roughly translate to two deeps which I used to run when living just north of Indianapolis.  I really like the idea of running all medium supers for everything.  There would be total standardization of equipment, lighter loads to lift, and just plain ease of operation.  I think where I am, if I go into the fall with the top super full of honey and the middle one a mixture of honey and brood, I would have no worries about starvation.  The pollen seems to start being available no later than late January and the past two years there has been pollen coming in all year round.  My problem now is getting the hives built up enough for the early main flow.

Mike in LA



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