I'm a hobbyist, and started my 4th colony this year from a nuc. They built up in a hurry, and when I added the first super I realized I didn't have a 4th queen excluder, so I went without. They quickly filled two medium supers, which I extracted. They then filled 1 1/2 more before the flow ended, and I added a third to give them space But when I inspected them last week, I found three full supers, and virtually no honey in the brood boxes. The queen is still doing very well, mostly in the upper chamber, but other than brood and pollen, both boxes are very light. I have two questions: 1) I've heard queen excluders referred to as "honey excluders", but I thought the bees would still fill the brood boxes first before moving up. Is it possible the bees moved honey upstairs after the honey flow was over, and if so, why? (My other hives added no honey during the time this 3rd super was filled.) 2) How do I rectify the situation? Should I put one of the full supers between the brood boxes for them to subsist on till the fall honey flow? I'd hate for the queen to move into my supers, but I don't want to have to feed them sugar syrup either. Eugene Makovec Kirkwood, MO __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/