JOHN BACHMAN wrote:

>
> As a result, the bees do not use all of this honey. Some of the honey may be
> a few years old. Should old honey be moved to a box above the inner cover to
> allow it to be "robbed" out and re-manufactured into fresh honey?

Moving it above the inner cover won't work. Often the queen will go up and lay
in the combs. A better plan is to place the crystalized honey on the bottom
board. The bees will clean out whatever honey is there. Scratching the cappings
will speed the process.

                                                                            Mike