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Questions, questions, questions. Still feeding sugar syrup which is being snapped up very quickly. Do you keep feeding till they stop taking it down ? What's the opinion out there ?
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Questions, questions, questions. Still feeding sugar syrup which is being snapped up very quickly. Do you keep feeding till they stop taking it down ? What's the opinion out there ?
The problem I have found is that, because the weather is still so kind with only a wealth of ivy for foraging atm, it has meant stores are being consumed whilst the ivy stores is mostly crystallised in the frames. So, to save the bees from themselves I am feeding as much Ambrosia syrup as they will take.
I like to get feeding done and dusted by the end of October but that is really just a guideline. It's all weather dependant. I have fed very little this year as there has been good forage.
Questions, questions, questions. Still feeding sugar syrup which is being snapped up very quickly. Do you keep feeding till they stop taking it down ? What's the opinion out there ?
Its not about feeding 20kg.
Its about ensuring that they have 20kg (or thereabouts) stored away and only feeding, if needed, to boost them to that target level.
The problem I have found is that, because the weather is still so kind with only a wealth of ivy for foraging atm, it has meant stores are being consumed whilst the ivy stores is mostly crystallised in the frames. So, to save the bees from themselves I am feeding as much Ambrosia syrup as they will take.
That's the problem - their stores are being depleted each and every warm day. Mine are still bringing in pollen by the shed-load, but precious little else. I've resorted to giving a pint of 2:1 once a week just to keep 'em 'topped-up' - it's being taken-down during one night which bodes well, but it's still something of a balancing act. Apparently the weather will be changing back to normal levels next week, so this will no longer be an issue.
LJ
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