It can be a big problem for operations with hundreds of supers like that. For a few hives, Try putting the super with bits of honey on the hive, but under the brood nest rather than above. As preparations for winter, the bees will remove this honey and move it up to the brood area. It works with frames of nectar too unripe to extract but in danger of fermenting if removed, or little patches of honey too small to bother extracting. I think it could work with crystallised honey, depending on how inclined the bees are to store the honey. Try it for a few days before feeding, it might surprise you how fast they clean it up. I would try to avoid feeding syrup at the same time, but it might still work. good luck Kerry Clark, Apiculture Specialist B.C. Ministry of Agriculture 1201 103 Ave Dawson Creek B.C. V1G 4J2 CANADA Tel (604) 784-2225 fax (604) 784-2299 INTERNET [log in to unmask]