In message <[log in to unmask]>, Lloyd Spear <[log in to unmask]> writes >When harvesting comb honey supers it is very important to do one of two t= >hings: >1. Go out the preceding day and lift up the supers to be harvested and, = >of course, take off the inner cover. It will be best if you also scrape = >the burr comb, but it is not absolutely necessary. snip. A deceased friend who was a bee inspector used to make up shims of a bee space to insert between supers. He used a clearer board and reckoned that the bees in the supers would clean up the honey before going downstairs and leave everything nice and dry. It means a lot of carpentry and two visits of course. Overnight is one good way. I have done this but don't have enough shims! The shim is a simple frame of the width of your hive body and the same outside dimensions. I used all mine up to support sheet zinc queen excluders to create a top bee space in a bottom bee space system. -- James Kilty