u/mattshap0

I just checked all the uncapped honey on my hives which are already 1/2 capped and was getting readings between 19-20%. Is there any reason not to pull it early and dry it myself vs letting the bees do their thing. Everyone in my area says we are in our dearth but I put my wet freshly extracted frames on the hives to clean up and they have already begun filling it in. So I assume we have some sort of flow going on. I live in st. Pete Florida for reference.

I am picking up a nuc, that is now expanded to 10 frames, but the original 5 frames were made with their natural comb when they were collected from a swarm. Are there any special considerations I need to be aware of for this kind of framing? Do I eventually need to transition them to foundation frames? I just started beekeeping this year and have one hive already but was hoping to expand to 2-3 hives. Located in West coast central Florida. Thanks in advanced.