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Do224 reacted to jenkinsbrynmair's post in the thread Do nucs get treated differently with regards to winter feeding? with
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treat them just the same, feed them well and just keep an eye on their weight over the winter. If they are good, frugal bees they should... -
Do224 posted the thread Do nucs get treated differently with regards to winter feeding? in Beginners Section.I’ve finished feeding syrup and got my four hives up to weight for winter. Having been through a couple of winters now I’m reasonably...
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No...its just a whisker under 2:1......1100 litres of water to 2000Kg of sugar. The extra 100 litres ensure speedier dissolving and no...
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Its not quite that straightforward...bear in mind we do autumn comb replacement ...so our broodboxes are LIGHT and they have some comb...
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It would seem that a weaker solution would need more work to evaporate the water from it, so I do get inverted syrup, at this time of...
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I've been using 1kg sugar:1 litre water (ish). I'll let others debate the equivalent ounces and gills. Don't know what Mr McGregor uses...
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I feed 2:1 all the time, never been a problem. If I had a cheap way of transporting invert I would actually use that instead.
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Do224 replied to the thread thick bees.Fair enough. It does seem twice the work feeding 1:1 though, as I guess it’s twice as many trips to top up the feeders and twice as many...
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it doesn't really matter what ratio you use - another great 'rule' made up by the usual suspects about what one should use in winter or...
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Do224 replied to the thread thick bees.So you and he feed 1:1 rather than 2:1 at this time of year?
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Do224 replied to the thread Thin to thick.I always do 1 litre water with 2kg sugar and never had a problem
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I've done 2kg per litre and only had a very small amount of crystallisation after standing for some time (weeks I think)
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Do224 replied to the thread What did you do in the Apiary today?.I’d left a couple of part filled supers on a hive, separated from the bb by a crown board and empty super, with just a small hole in the...
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Pretty common
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Do224 replied to the thread Should I combine?.Dummied down the black bee hive to seven frames. Could have probably left them with six. Anyway they’ve got lots of stores and they’re...