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I have made up small batches of 2:1 solution. 2 pints of water plus 4 pounds of sugar makes almost exactly 4 pints of solution. I also added half a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to adjust the ph etc.

Hi Everyone and thanks for the ideas. Syrup is obviously 2:1 not the other way round. The bees are in a full hive with 7 frames and a dummy board. They resulted from a swam from the first hive on the 27th of July following supersedure of the old Q. 2 of the frames are drawn foundation the others...

Rough cut hay We cut and dry very rough hay from a local field, seems to work really well

We have a relatively new nuc, with a new queen (mated and laying for the past month). It's quite small with only about 6 frames. We are feeding using a 1:2 solution in a contact feeder, above the crown board but the bees don't seem to be taking it. Our other larger hive has used about 6 pints of...