> I know at the beginning of the honey season I can add a queen excluder and 
> a super.  But please tell me how many frames do you add to that super and 
> when?  Is it a small number until they get going or do you add eight 
> frames or what?

Although there are slight variations, the super is identical in number of 
frames and spacing to the brood chamber.  Some people make the super frames 
shallower (less tall) so the boxes are lighter, but commercial beekeepers 
usually use the same frame size and type in all boxes.

> When do you add subsequent supers?

When the bees have most of the super drawn and filled unless there are too 
many bees to fit in the hive and then you can add another.

Early in the season, adding supers is the best swarm control.  Late in the 
season, we crowd the bees more so they finish the combs.  At that time 
swarming is much less likely. 

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