# Super or Split?

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/super-or-split/33054>\
**Category:** Beekeeping - Basics\
**Created:** [May 28, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/super-or-split/33054 "2022-05-28T12:21:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![D\_JBees](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/d_jbees/32/22314_2.png) [@D\_JBees](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/D_JBees)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/super-or-split/33054/1 "2022-05-28T12:21:09Z")

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I’ve just put my first Flow Super on my hive about 2 weeks ago This year is starting out to be amazing after my colony came out of the winter strong and buzzing !  
My current setup is Deep Brood box, Queen excluder, Deep Super (currently full and 1/3 capped, i keep this for overwintering), Flow Super. After the 2nd waxing attempt the bees are finally drawing out the Flow frames.  
Last weekend I found the brood box PACKED full of bees and about to explode with new bees. Also pinched off the beginnings of what looked like 8 queen cups!  
My question is; should I add another Flow super?, split the colony? , move the queen excluder up so its between the Winter Super and Flow Super?, let them bee?

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**Author:** ![Karby](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/karby/32/25892_2.png) [@Karby](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Karby)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/super-or-split/33054/2 "2022-05-28T14:34:44Z")

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Do a split. It doesn’t matter how much room you give them, they will still want to swarm.

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**Author:** ![Dawn\_SD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dawn_sd/32/15954_2.png) [@Dawn\_SD](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dawn_SD)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/super-or-split/33054/3 "2022-05-28T15:59:10Z")

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> [@D\_JBees](#):
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> Also pinched off the beginnings of what looked like 8 queen cups

Any contents in those cups? I would only split if they were queen cells, with lots of royal jelly and a larva in them. If they have contents, there is no point in pinching them off - the bees will just make more. If there are no contents, you can just leave them to fill the Flow super 😉