FenBee
House Bee
- Joined
- Mar 25, 2009
- Messages
- 211
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- Location
- UK
- Hive Type
- Langstroth
- Number of Hives
- 6
My bees swarmed last week and I collected them off a small tree in my allotment. Quickly put together a new hive I had ready, only had to build some extra new frames. Above the crown board I placed a feeder bucket with four pints of sugar syrup, this was in the ratio of 1lb of sugar to 1 pint of water, as recommended for a spring feed. I did this to help the bees to pull out the new foundation.
So, why have some bees drowned in the syrup feed? I re-checked my books and my buck was shallower than a fast feeder. What is the point of a liquid feeder if the bees just down in the syrup feed![Svengo :svengo: :svengo:](https://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/images/smilies/svengo.gif)
So, why have some bees drowned in the syrup feed? I re-checked my books and my buck was shallower than a fast feeder. What is the point of a liquid feeder if the bees just down in the syrup feed
![Svengo :svengo: :svengo:](https://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/images/smilies/svengo.gif)