Meringue in the hive

[alldigging]

Someone on a FB group is showing pictures of the frame of meringue in the hive as a way of feeding them protein.

He says because his bees are starving and have no pollen or nectar.


Is this a good idea?

 

[For want of a better word]

Grandad said that you should not give to the bees/ put in a hive, anything you would not put in your mouth.

As long as it is not Lemon merangue!


Yeghes da

 

[enrico]

Meringue is made with egg white...... I wouldn't!
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[kazmcc]

Someone on a FB group is showing pictures of the frame of meringue in the hive as a way of feeding them protein.

He says because his bees are starving and have no pollen or nectar.


Is this a good idea?

I've seen this and the bees seem to be eating it.

 

[BeeJayBee]

Bees were never meant to eat egg protein.

Surely it would be more sensible to just give them some syrup if they need feeding.

 

[Thymallus]

Meringue is full of sugar. Figure what part they want. More effort to make meringue than syrup.

 

[BrianO]

I think its a great idea. !!

I made mine an Apple Tart yesterday........ and then gave them a couple of after Dinner Mints to finish off .......

 

[nagabee]

what a noble idea, would custard tart work?

 

[For want of a better word]

I think its a great idea. !!

I made mine an Apple Tart yesterday........ and then gave them a couple of after Dinner Mints to finish off .......

Are you serious... did you not know chocolate is poison to bees?

Yeghes da

 

[northernsoul]

I give mine Christmas pudding followed by a small glass of brandy and of course a small cigar

 

[For want of a better word]

I give mine Christmas pudding followed by a small glass of brandy and of course a small cigar

Bit early for that isn't it.... Traditional to do that at the same time as the killer Winter trickle and treat with Oxallic Acid!!!

Yeghes da

 

[alldigging]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154023078679918&set=pcb.1009973095720845&type=1&theater

'5 egg whites and kg sugar = 3 frames of food - low heat setting - I hope that this will invert the sucrose too'

I know that a hungry colony will take down 1kg of sugar as syrup really quickly so I'm not sure there's any speed advantage at all.

The egg concerns me as it's on the allergen list.

 

[Anduril]

Looking at the photos, it looks like the bees in the top right of the picture are avoiding it.

 

[Ely]

Seems more than a little silly to me.