The Keeper
A stack of hive boxes this high indicates an enormous honey flow. In this case, scales are being used to weigh the daily intake.
© Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Beaverlodge Research Station
Adding Supers
Throughout the nectar flow season (when plants produce most nectar and bees are making more honey), beekeepers need to add honey supers to the hives. Honey supers are used to collect the surplus honey that the bees don't need for winter survival and the beekeeper can sell.
If there aren't enough supers for the colony, the hive will become too crowded, and the bees will be more likely to swarm, decreasing productivity in the hive and the profits of the beekeeper.
