> Will the bees uncap and remove a super of partially filled frames placed > above the inner cover? Scratching it a bit with your hive tool will increase the chances of having it taken down considerably, especially as the season moves closer toward winter. *Hopefully* and *usually* the bees will move it to pack around their brood nest area. But "Bees do nothing invariably"... (\ Nick Wallingford {|||8- home [log in to unmask] (/ work [log in to unmask] NZ Beekeeping http://www.beekeeping.co.nz