> Will the bees uncap and remove a super of partially filled frames placed
> above the inner cover?
 
Scratching it a bit with your hive tool will increase the chances of
having it taken down considerably, especially as the season moves
closer toward winter.  *Hopefully* and *usually* the bees will move
it to pack around their brood nest area.
 
But "Bees do nothing invariably"...
 
 
 
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