In message <[log in to unmask]>, Lloyd Spear
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>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