> I have had good luck with using supers of foundation as honey supers. 
> When the bees come home from almond pollination (or during pollination) we 
> make a three- or four-frame split from the second brood box on strong 
> hives.

What do you replace the frames removed for the split with?  Comb or 
foundation?

> This helps to prevent a honey-barrier in the second box, that Allen 
> mentioned as being a problem.  One or two deep supers with plastic 
> foundation go on at the beginning of April.

Onto the original hives?  What about the splits?

> Our first nectar flow peaks at the beginning of May, and when it happens 
> the supers will all be drawn out and honey is capped over a period of 
> several days.

I have had that experience, too.  Supers drawn out and capped in a week on 
silver willow in June.

> This seems to only work well with early and very intense nectar flows in 
> my area.  For the later flows the bees will not draw foundation unless it 
> is placed in the brood chamber.

Good points.  Thanks. 

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