Busy Bees

[parkranger]

Harvested in August, treated with Maqs and then before starting winter feeding, placed the wet supers above a feeder board for the bees to clean out. To my surprise, instead of emptying them, about four hives have partly filled and capped the supers. I am going away for a few weeks so really want to put some feed on. Would it be correct to place the supers under the brood boxes to let them continue their foraging while I feed from above or should I wait until they stop bringing in nectar before feeding even if that is in three weeks when I return?

 

[Swarm]

Are you planning to take more? If not, with the amount they are foraging, will they need feeding?

 

[Dishmop]

will they need feeding?

 

[parkranger]

Swarm, No I don't intend taking any more honey, what they forage now is theirs. just concerned that while I am away, if the flow stops, I am leaving it late to feed as only back in October. Only been keeping bees for three years but have never encountered this before when putting wet supers on for the bees to clean.