# When should I add the super **URL:** \ **Category:** When to add the Flow Super\ **Created:** [June 23, 2016, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/when-should-i-add-the-super/7609 "2016-06-23T08:32:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 25
**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:** [July 31, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/when-should-i-add-the-super/7609/25 "2016-07-31T19:24:32Z")
> [@epeleg](#): > > life cycle of the bees and does it have an effect on my hive It shouldn’t, because more bees are being born all the time in a healthy colony. > [@epeleg](#): > > I remember reading that at different ages the bees have different roles / duties in the hive could it be that my bees are not “old enough” to build? It is true that bees of different ages have different roles, but at any one point in a colony, there are bees at all stages of their lives. So you don’t generally see cycles of building depending on bee age. It is much more dependent on food availability and queen health. > [@epeleg](#): > > how long would it “normally” take for bees that populate nicely 5 combs to build another one? (or is the term to use “to draw” another comb?) Depends on the bees, the weather and food availability. In the best conditions, they might do it in a couple of days. But as it takes around 7lb of honey to build one 1lb of wax, if they are short of food, they will take a lot longer. I am getting the strong feeling that your bees may be short of food. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/when-should-i-add-the-super/7609)._