Hive not taking Syrup - why?

[Poly Hive]

There is an expression now for a deserted town center... the town has been Tescoed.

PH

 

[For want of a better word]

There is an expression now for a deserted town center... the town has been Tescoed.

PH

Combine that with a £2 charge for Town Center parking................

Greedy CC, suppose the town hall needed wall to wall carpets changing, after all it was only done 18 months ago... wrong colour I expect!
Gone from orange to blue.... will be red next year... or green?????????

 

[RosieMc]

There is an expression now for a deserted town center... the town has been Tescoed.

PH

And I refuse to shop there

 

[Hombre]

A deal is a deal so they should have only charged what was agreed.

In my book that would be a deal breaker and they could take it away. It would be inconvenient, but I would then be back onto the manager to have him explain why he reneged on the deal, preferably in writing.

 

[Nic Rhodes]

which is what happened

 

[Judas2610]

Thanks for the advice. On looking at my notes I see it was
2:1 syrup I fed them. Will try dribbling some down the
funnel to see if they find it. Thx again!

 

[Into the lions den]

Hi all
I put syrup onto my two hives a month ago and it looks
like the girls have just ignored it.
The flow finished here in August and I treated with Apigard
for Varroa. I fed them after the treatment.
Any tips for me to get them to take it before winter comes?
Thx
Pat

Not taking their feed is, in our outfit, seen as a sign of a deeper malaise.

The following can be causes.

Queenless, or if not then queen defective. ( Many poor queens bred in 2011)
Acarine
Virus thriving in same conditions as acarine.
Nosema (either type)
Stuffed full already ( as touched on elsewhere, this is a BAD thing as less young bees for winter.)
Varroa pressure, either directly or due to varroa vectored problems.

The top of the list is the most likely one. If a newbie get a local experienced person to give them a check.