Hello Again,
In going through may colonies this spring I found a lot of frames, in the
brood chamber, that were full of honey .  I have been pulling the frames and
replacing them with drawn comb.  My problem is I have a few boxes filled
with this honey.  The winter was mild and the bees did not consume their
stores.  I will use some in nucs and to feed other colonies but I still have
a good amount left over.  I do not want to extract these.  This honey was on
during mite treatment.  In the past you could scratch open the cells and put
it on the bottom of a strong colony that would move it up to the supers and
"recycle" it.  I don't think I can do that now, although I know that bees
move honey all around the hive and any honey left  in the brood chamber may
be taken into the supers anyway.  I have had hives like this in the past but
not as many as this year. Some had a complete hive body full and the bees
were all down below.  We had a good fall flow which happened while I was
treating for mites.

If I just keep it the way it is it could be used throughout the season, but
the wax moth will wreck havoc before that could happen. I can't freeze it
either. I would like to save some of this for the winter but I can't think
how.  If I seal them up with PDB it would contaminate the honey.

This year I will try timing my treatment  in a few colonies to catch some
fall flow and then use honey from other treated colonies for winter feed.  I
am also converting from two full hive bodies, as a brood chamber, to one
hive body and one medium.  Management practices will continue to change.
 Like George Imirie's tells us, my father didn't have to do it this way.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Ron Bogansky
Kutztown, PA  USA