I see a lot of new beekeepers with questions about supers. frames and foundation, here is what works best for me. I am a small beekeeper in East Alabama with about 50 hives and sell honey from my house and at the local flea market. I do not take all my honey at one time but take it in the spring and summer as needed, usually five hives at a time. In the spring I will add frames with new foundation as needed in the supers, I do not use new foundation after June 1st but only install frames with comb. I have found that the bees doo not like to make comb thru-out the long hot summer. Also after spinning the frames I put them back in the hive wet, I have found that my girls are happier doing this and will fill the frames faster. By robbing five hives at a time I will have hives in July that have four supers but it seems that I still run out of honey, the people in my area are falling in love with local honey.
