Risk of over feeding?

Beekeeping & Apiculture Forum

Help Support Beekeeping & Apiculture Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

Nannysbees

Drone Bee
Joined
Jun 8, 2020
Messages
1,350
Reaction score
1,027
Location
Barry
Hive Type
National
Number of Hives
2
All four hives are taking down a rapid feeder of syrup twice a day. Removed one tray of apiguard and replaced with the second tray,saw all four queens most of the frames are full of syrup, should we continue to feed? At what point do we stop? could this be using up all the laying space?
 
could this be using up all the laying space?

Yes. It's only September 10th. At this time of year, if you are feeding syrup at all, feed it in small doses or you can cause them serious problems.

BMH covers this from 3.40 in this video:

How to Prepare Colonies for Winter - Episode 3 - First Feed - How to Overwinter Beehives - YouTube

So I would stop feeding completely, given how much you say is already in there, and come back in late September for another look with a view to feeding more then.
 
Yes. It's only September 10th. At this time of year, if you are feeding syrup at all, feed it in small doses or you can cause them serious problems.

BMH covers this from 3.40 in this video:

How to Prepare Colonies for Winter - Episode 3 - First Feed - How to Overwinter Beehives - YouTube

So I would stop feeding completely, given how much you say is already in there, and come back in late September for another look with a view to feeding more then.
Thank you, will do
 
Removed rapid feeders from hives,hefted and counted varroa
 
We have completed the first two weeks of apiguard and put the second tray on yesterday
Varroa so far

Bluebell 90
Blossom 203
Daisy 182
Rosie 185

Last year one of the hives was in excess of 2000!!!
 
Last edited:
We have completed the first two weeks of apiguard and put the second tray on yesterday
Varroa so far

Bluebell 90
Blossom 203
Daisy 182
Rosie 185

Last year one of the hives was in excess of 2000!!!
We’ve had 10,000 in the past.
 
Back
Top