Rachelw
New Bee
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2010
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- 28
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- Location
- Wakefield
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 1 colony from last year and 1 swarm I caught in May
Hello All
This my first post so please be gentle with me! I have done a course and read lots of books and articles, but I would welcome the beneifit of your experience. So thank you in advance.
I am a new beekeeper - I acquired my bees last Saturday. They were a six frame nucleus and are now in my national hive. I have left them to settle in and have resisted the temptation to open them up. I have watched the comings and goings and have seen pollen being taken in. I fed them with two litres of sugar syrup on Saturday and today (Wednesday) was surprised to see they had taken it all. I have replaced it but my worry is the week after next I go on holiday for two weeks and will not be able to feed them. Will they still be taking syrup at the same rate? Will they manage without the syrup being topped up or do I need to find a friendly local beek to feed them?
Hope this is not too daft a question
Rachel
This my first post so please be gentle with me! I have done a course and read lots of books and articles, but I would welcome the beneifit of your experience. So thank you in advance.
I am a new beekeeper - I acquired my bees last Saturday. They were a six frame nucleus and are now in my national hive. I have left them to settle in and have resisted the temptation to open them up. I have watched the comings and goings and have seen pollen being taken in. I fed them with two litres of sugar syrup on Saturday and today (Wednesday) was surprised to see they had taken it all. I have replaced it but my worry is the week after next I go on holiday for two weeks and will not be able to feed them. Will they still be taking syrup at the same rate? Will they manage without the syrup being topped up or do I need to find a friendly local beek to feed them?
Hope this is not too daft a question
Rachel