Feeding Bees?

[Richard60]

Is it too early to feed bees with sugar syrup?

 

[Murox]

Not if your colony short of stores.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Is it too early to feed bees with sugar syrup?

are they out of stores?

 

[Richard60]

They have stores in a supper above them, however, they do not seem to have gone there>

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

They have stores in a supper above them, however, they do not seem to have gone there>

well obviously they don't need feeding if they have a super full of stores, maybe they still have stores in the brood box.
People really need to take the rubbish spoken by some on the need of a super full of stores with a large pinch of salt.
Just one thing - you have removed the queen excluder I take it?

 

[Erichalfbee]

well obviously they don't need feeding if they have a super full of stores, maybe they still have stores in the brood box.
People really need to take the rubbish spoken by some on the need of a super full of stores with a large pinch of salt.
Just one thing - you have removed the queen excluder I take it?

Ahhhhh Ive just noticed your Avatar

 

[Millet]

Regardless of heavily moderated posts by moderators...give the little darlings some fondant.

 

[Erichalfbee]

They have stores in a supper above them, however, they do not seem to have gone there>

So your bees have stores above them. Not much point in giving them more.
Do you have the queen excluder off?

 

[Ian123]

Regardless of heavily moderated posts by moderators...give the little darlings some fondant.

According to the op they have a whole box of stores to walk over to get to the fondant plus if we get a really cold snap fondant may as well be in the next county if it’s not in contact with the cluster. And that’s coming from me who loves what some would call over feeding as on my first inspections I will strip out many store filled frames and stack in the garage as feed frames for my first nucs. As to the original question in my area bees are happily taking syrup atm. Placed on warm they get straight on it. The previso being if we get some hard frosts and syrup gets chilled they will stop.

 

[pargyle]

Regardless of heavily moderated posts by moderators...give the little darlings some fondant.

Well .. I don't know about posts being moderated but this one should carry a warning .. if they have super of stores above the brood box and they are not using that then where is the point in adding some fondant ?

 

[Poly Hive]

Is there not a difference between stimulative feeding and stores?

PH

 

[Ian123]

Is there not a difference between stimulative feeding and stores?

PH

Yes there is but you don’t use fondant as a stimulant.

 

[Poly Hive]

I never mentioned fondant. Stimulative feeding is AFIK always syrup.

PH

 

[Curly green finger's]

I would be interested what the hive weight is?
With my brood and shallow above configuration. feb early March when my colonys get to 27.5 kgs they get given fondant.
Sounds like this colony doesn't need any extra feed here's a picture.

 

[Curly green finger's]

This brood/half colony weighs 28kgs before adding fondant. they were weighing 34 kgs in november

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[jenkinsbrynmair]

Regardless of heavily moderated posts by moderators...give the little darlings some fondant.

Regardless of any moderation - a rather idiotic piece of advice

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Is there not a difference between stimulative feeding and stores?

PH

yes, the first is a pretty pointless anachronism which should be consigned to the same drawer as shook swarms, unless you are preparing for OSR

 

[Millet]

According to the op they have a whole box of stores to walk over to get to the fondant plus if we get a really cold snap fondant may as well be in the next county if it’s not in contact with the cluster. And that’s coming from me who loves what some would call over feeding as on my first inspections I will strip out many store filled frames and stack in the garage as feed frames for my first nucs. As to the original question in my area bees are happily taking syrup atm. Placed on warm they get straight on it. The previso being if we get some hard frosts and syrup gets chilled they will stop.

Without actually hefting the OP hive nobody on here has a clue what is in the box and by asking the question the OP is unsure himself..putting fondant on would be far safer than a stab in the dark..also why are the bees in the bottom box instead of the top where it is the warmest part of the hive..all mine are at a safe weight and all have fondant on the top bars that the bees are happily nibbling away at.

 

[Millet]

Regardless of any moderation - a rather idiotic piece of advice

Rather idiotic Quote.

 

[Swarm]

Richard60,
With a super full of stores above them that you say they have not touched, they have all the stores they need plus more.
There is always a concern that sugar ends up in your honey, something to think about if they already have honey supers on.
I left the bees a super of honey for winter when I first started keeping bees, I soon learned that it was more than they needed. Most of my colonies are in a standard national brood and were last fed at the end of October.