Feeding

[Dogged]

I have a hived swarm (my own queen, but very small as they were damn nigh inaccessible and over half just sat there and eventually went back in the hive). I am feeding them 1:1 syrup.

As it was still very crowded I also did a split from the original hive with one of its queen cells. Again it’s not big and I am feeding 1:1.

My question is, how long should I keep feeding them? And as they are from the same hive can I give them a frame of honey from the original hive?

 

[Ian123]

Yes you can feed a frame of honey from main hive. If/when nucs are up and running you may even want to transfer a frame of sealed brood to help balance out the colony’s and build the smaller 1s....if you can feed a little 1.1 syrup little and often you will help them build and establish themselves for winter there is plenty of time yet

 

[Dogged]

Many thanks Ian.

 

[enrico]

I would feed until they are obviously storing it. When they have a frame of what looks like nectar or syrup stop feeding as they are obviously not using it all. But keep an eye on them depending on local forage.
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[Ian123]

IMO little and often will simulate income/flow,when building small nucs at this time of year you want to encourage growth and as much egg laying as poss.