Hello George and All,
 George wrote:
> You "implied" that this was done always in just 2 deep boxes.  That is
WRONG.
>  I want    a package to draw at least 30 deep frames, or 40 medium frames
before it  enters  the winter cluster.

I really did not realize you were getting three deeps drawn. Sorry. In that
case you would need to feed longer.

I never use three deeps in the honey season and I will explain why. Without
heavy spring feeding your whole honey crop can at times fit nicely in three
deep boxes along with the brood nest. I get calls about once a year from a
beekeeper using three deeps which says his bees will not go through the
queen excluder . They have no need to use supers until late in our honey
flow.

 Once in a while I get the first super of honey put in the two deep boxes
instead of supers  as bees usually only go into supers when room around the
brood oval is full plus outside cluster frames.

My method with packages (only packages):
Install, feed until the single is full of brood and super for honey flow in
a single deep. I never want more feed than the bees need  so I can get
around 8-9 frames of brood. I feed only enough to make the bees think a flow
is on AND not store syrup other than around the brood oval.
After the main honey flow:
 Remove and extract the honey crop. Put the second box of foundation on and
feed until comb drawn and full of syrup  for winter. I can't afford to miss
a year  of *honey getting*.
I highly respect your beekeeping abilities George but there are many ways to
keep bees and all work  with their  pro's and con's which beekeepers love to
discuss.
Sincerely,
Bob Harrison