Stan Sandler wrote:
 
> Hi Faith:
> I wonder why you (and others, because several have mentioned it) feel the
> need the have the bees clean out the supers.  I have always understood that
> extracted comb should be stored wet with remaining honey as it keeps better
> that way.  Sure the uncapped honey picks up some moisture and ferments, but
> the bees don't seem to mind. In fact maybe they really party when I put
> those supers back on :)
> Regards, Stan
 
Hi Stan -
 
I am one of those who let the bees clean up the supers. This is the first year though I've
thought about doing it another way. I guess I've always done it primarily to have the honey
residue cleaned from the frames so it would make handling the frames easier when
cleaning/scraping not so much for cleaning out the combs. I've not heard about the
benefits of keeping the combs wet but will wait for others to reply on this issue.
 
-Barry
 
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