Do224
Field Bee
I was recently told by an experienced beekeeper that bees would need ‘a full super of honey for themselves’ before you harvest any. They said some people would take the super and feed the bees instead but that the feed wouldn’t have the nutrients that the honey has. Apparently they didn’t harvest any honey at all from their bees last year for this reason.
Does that mean you would leave them with the first super all summer for extra food in case of a cold/wet spell......or does it mean you also need to leave a super of honey on over winter?
From everything else I’ve read I thought leaving a super on over winter was a bad idea as the bees might not want to move into it to get the honey when it’s cold....and therefore starve
Does that mean you would leave them with the first super all summer for extra food in case of a cold/wet spell......or does it mean you also need to leave a super of honey on over winter?
From everything else I’ve read I thought leaving a super on over winter was a bad idea as the bees might not want to move into it to get the honey when it’s cold....and therefore starve