Starvation warning on beebase

[VEG]

Just came across this on bee base

December 2013 - Starvation Warning.
Beekeepers should remain vigilant throughout the winter and check the weight of their colonies. The mild weather conditions may have caused some colonies to remain quite active, consuming more winter stores than usual. As a result, there may be a risk that colonies will be running low on food stocks and so should be fed with bakers fondant (2.5kg/ colony). Wrap the fondant in plastic film (alternatively, mini plastic bags used to store loose fruit from the supermarket are perfectly acceptable and cost nothing). Monitor them every 2 weeks to see how much is consumed, feeding more fondant if needed. Make a hole in one side of the plastic and place over the feed-hole on the crown board, turning the crown board round if necessary so that the fondant is above the cluster.

 

[Itchy]

"turning the crown board round if necessary so that the fondant is above the cluster"
They are definitely not clustering here....

 

[VEG]

if necessary

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I think this message gets sent out automatically every year - same as the spring and June gap (!) ones

 

[VEG]

I didnt get it sent to me i came across it on the bee base web site

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I haven't received it either this time, maybe it's up to the RBI's when it's sent?

 

[VEG]

I passed it onto my association to send out to members