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Have been out today to a local event and there was a a Beekeepers Association stand there selling honey.
On their wall board with all the pics of bees and hives etc etc. the first thing I read is..
"Bees must be fed in the spring to enable them to build up in readiness for the April OSR and again in the autumn so they have 40lb of stores for their winter food.. This is done by feeding them a heavy sugar syrup mixture."
Not "may need feeding" but "Must be fed"
Is it therefore any wonder why most new beeks stuff syrup all over the place when they get their bees.
On their wall board with all the pics of bees and hives etc etc. the first thing I read is..
"Bees must be fed in the spring to enable them to build up in readiness for the April OSR and again in the autumn so they have 40lb of stores for their winter food.. This is done by feeding them a heavy sugar syrup mixture."
Not "may need feeding" but "Must be fed"
Is it therefore any wonder why most new beeks stuff syrup all over the place when they get their bees.