It can be a big problem for operations with hundreds of supers like
   that.
   For a few hives,
   Try putting the super with bits of honey on the hive, but under the
   brood nest rather than above. As preparations for winter, the bees will
   remove this honey and move it up to the brood area.
   It works with frames of nectar too unripe to extract but in danger of
   fermenting if removed, or little patches of honey too small to bother
   extracting. I think it could  work with crystallised honey, depending on
   how inclined the bees are to store the honey.
 
   Try it for a few days before feeding, it might surprise you how fast
   they clean it up.
   I would try to avoid feeding syrup at the same time, but it might still
   work.
 
   good luck
 
   Kerry Clark, Apiculture Specialist
   B.C. Ministry of Agriculture
   1201 103 Ave
   Dawson Creek B.C.
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