When To Add a Super To Your Beehive

Описание: This video explains exactly when to add a super to your beehive so you can give your colony the right amount of space at the right time. Adding a super too early slows the colony down and makes temperature control difficult, and adding it too late leads to overcrowding, queen cells, early swarming and lost honey production. In this step by step guide you will learn how to read your hive, how much brood and how many bees you should expect to see and what signs show the colony is ready for extra space.

We look at how the brood nest expands during spring build up, how nectar flow affects colony growth, how to assess frame coverage, how to judge comb quality and how to spot when the bees are storing nectar in the brood box because they have run out of room. You will learn how the timing of supers changes between weak colonies, strong colonies, overwintered nucs and hives that have just been split. The video also shows you how temperature, weather and forage availability influence super timing and how to adjust your decisions depending on the season.

We also cover common mistakes, including adding supers too early, leaving supers on weak colonies, using the wrong number of supers, ignoring early queen cell development and misunderstanding how nectar flows drive colony expansion. You will see how to avoid these issues so your bees remain productive, stable and easy to manage throughout the season. These techniques work for beginners and improvers and give you a reliable method for deciding when to super your hive with confidence.

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