Thanks all for replying to my post
I am feeding 2:1 now. This hive was 4 medium supers. The 4th super was empty, no drawn out comb at all. I removed this super.
3rd super down all beautiful drawn out comb, some brood on 2 frames, rest of frames totally empty.
2nd super down, I just lifted the super and felt it light as a feather. Might have been some open nectar, but so light.
Never looked at the bottom super since they don't usually store honey down there.
Anyway, my hives have never made much honey since they are not in a very good foraging area, but I have always been able to take something. This year a commercial beekeeper placed 150 hives next door to my hives so now there is so much competition for whatever there is.
Anyway, I will continue to feed until they store something.
Always appreciate the help and responses.
It has really gotten harder to keep bees, but I continue and hope.
Take Care
Annette from sunny California (going up to 108 today)