Finally somebody poses the question I have also questions to raise about. When bees swarm in an unsupervised environment ( Millions of years) Did someone fed them ??? As anyone can observe , before bees swarm they fill their bellies with honey to be able to start anew in the process of propagation !. Therefore I do not feed bees when I collect a swarm. Feeding is required under certain circumstances other than swarming such as splits or nucs. It all depends on circumstances of the location, i.e. food source / weather.Yes, I have fed bees to find out that no apreciable amount of new comb was produced but the syrup was deposited into cells as well as nectar and not consumed !.And they lived happily thereafter.Specifically, as it was mentioned , I would never feed with supers on top .I am quite satisfied with honey. Sugar water I can fix myself and do without. JDF