[country_boy]

Do you leave a super on over the winter? I always try to cut the hives down to just brood boxes.

I didn’t even know it was optional. Always left one super on top of the brood box.

 

[country_boy]

My hives are two brood boxes (deeps) plus supers. Typically the upper box will be pretty much full of honey at the start of the fall/winter season. I get all the supers off the hive before the cold closes in so it is easier for the bees to stay warm.

Where is your queen excluder- does the top brood box act as a deep super?