Syrup strength

[pargyle]

We understand that ... but you only have to mention sugar and water on here and it's like a red rag to a bull ...

 

[Finman]

We understand that ... but you only have to mention sugar and water on here and it's like a red rag to a bull ...

Yeah. Some are anxious with football games and I am mad to follow, does Great Britain succeed to mix its annual sugars to bees . that is as exiting like James Bond action movies.

Look more from YOUTUBE.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mixing+sugar+to+bees

This is my favorit : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GUIiqzwfiw

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[Finman]

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My sugar mixer.
I got the method from this beekeeping forum.

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

What's with all this feeding, in an autumn like this? Going for March swarms or what?

 

[oliver90owner]

how that led to the assumption that the bees had enough stores...which they didn't because I hefted the hive before looking in at the feeder.

Oh dear, Susie, not only forgetful/mistaken/etc, but also assuming and hefting with feed on.

How many times do I write on the forum 'don't assume'? And shirley syrup feed would weigh rather more than the processed syrup in cells! Simple observations like hefting need to be carried out as an appropriate measurement?

But, never mind, you should have learned quite a bit from the thread.

 

[Finman]

What's with all this feeding, in an autumn like this? Going for March swarms or what?

Do not try too much.

. IT is half year to March.

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

More spring "honey" to sell, maybe? Best not thymolate it.

 

[Erichalfbee]

What's with all this feeding, in an autumn like this? Going for March swarms or what?

It depends where you are.
Ivy only just in flower here. It's turning cold and few bees are flying.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

It depends where you are.
Ivy only just in flower here. It's turning cold and few bees are flying.

people seem oblivious to the fact that there is a world outside london

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

I don't get 170lb a hive; no monopoly on forage. A lot of needless feeding seems to happen.

 

[Finman]

I don't get 170lb a hive; no monopoly on forage. A lot of needless feeding seems to happen.

Try more syrup

 

[Tremyfro]

I've learnt quite a bit from this thread....for sure. Don't heft with a feeder full of syrup, how to make syrup without weighing etc after the first time...that is to get the level of sugar. How to a stop syrup crystallising. Remembering to check why syrup is not being taken down. Lots to learn...as always. Also, being confident in my own assessment of stores in the hive.....and not always following the herd...as forage can vary enormously depending what forage is available in different areas. We have had nothing much for the bees since early July until the HB came into flower a few weeks ago....nothing from the ivy yet. So my new colonies would have starved this year if I hadn't fed them...and they are going to need enough stored for the winter. So that is why they are being fed. I am happy to risk having left over stores in the spring....I can always remove them and feed back as necessary. Also, another thing about the national hive is that it is a bit small for some of my colonies...so they are on double brood. My Long Hives can store as much as they need as space isn't a problem.
Thank you all for contributing to this thread.