Bob, I tend to try reserve the term super, be it deep or shallow,for a box added for the collection of honey for harvest, and use the term "hive body" or "hive box" be it deep or shallow for the brood nest boxes.  I know that doesn't always work, and I sometimes have to backtrack and correct myself even now, but maybe it helps to keep things clear.  Of course this applies to Langstroth equipment.  Glad to hear you have hives that survived. 

Dennis

Anyway, I have usually waited until the end of April to move the colony from where they have moved over the winter to the lower super.  NOW I realize my girls have told Governor Brown that she can take her honey and SHOVE IT cause they are not abiding to her "social distancing" protocol AT ALL!  Anyway, wondering what other beekeepers are doing about moving their colonies from the upper/winter super to the lower super this early?  I also don't want to bust the hive apart knowing that we still will have some cold conditions this spring.

Thanks - Bob