Too early for syrup?

[Popparand]

Queen still laying, bees quite active in the frames and hives starting to get lighter. Is it too early/late to start giving them syrup?

 

[For want of a better word]

Queen still laying, bees quite active in the frames and hives starting to get lighter. Is it too early/late to start giving them syrup?

I have spent the day taking feeders off!
Some syrup still in feeders... bees not interested.
Usually this should have all been accomplished before the 5th November.

Two family deaths and a bit of major surgery plus a heart attack have somewhat delayed my beekeeping.... did take the opportunity to Sublimox another 30 colonies tho.

Wassail !

 

[Curly green fingers]

I have spent the day taking feeders off!
Some syrup still in feeders... bees not interested.
Usually this should have all been accomplished before the 5th November.

Two family deaths and a bit of major surgery plus a heart attack have somewhat delayed my beekeeping.... did take the opportunity to Sublimox another 30 colonies tho.

Wassail !

You can't keep a good man down I hope your recovering .
Hopefully there's a bit of sun shine to warm your soul.. in the coming weeks.

 

[Curly green fingers]

Queen still laying, bees quite active in the frames and hives starting to get lighter. Is it too early/late to start giving them syrup?

They wouldn't be able to reduce syrup for storing I would be using fondant or soft candy .

 

[user 6228]

They wouldn't be able to reduce syrup for storing I would be using fondant or soft candy .

Nectar dessication is a very energy intensive process so they need low losses from the combination of temperature and nest conductance. Which is a more complicated way of saying the above is correct.

 

[Curly green fingers]

Nectar dessication is a very energy intensive process so they need low losses from the combination of temperature and nest conductance. Which is a more complicated way of saying the above is correct.

I'm not one to use big words derek

 

[Millet]

If the bees a desperate spray a drawn brood frame or two full of 2:1 sugar syrup and put it/them in close to the cluster..

 

[Hivemaker.]

Build a syrup comb filling machine....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0IHurr3J6g

 

[user 6228]

I'm not one to use big words derek

Big words are only the start, wait till I wade in with the long equations!
you can write an entire paper that can be summarised as " warm hive or warm weather preferably both are needed to make honey"

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

They wouldn't be able to reduce syrup for storing I would be using fondant or soft candy .

they wouldn't be storing it

 

[Anduril]

Build a syrup comb filling machine....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0IHurr3J6g

You have found Finmans YouTube channel

 

[Millet]

Build a syrup comb filling machine....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0IHurr3J6g

Might try that..

 

[Curly green fingers]

they wouldn't be storing it

Would your advice be then to feed syrup?

 

[Curly green fingers]

How ever I wouldn't want to be taking frames out this time of year but each to there own.
It's bad enough taking the crown board of and putting fondant on the top bars over the cluster .

 

[Anduril]

Might try that..

With a little bit of thought and a couple of taps you could use it to make sugar syrup.

 

[Millet]

Would your advice be then to feed syrup?

He only offers advice when it makes him feel good..as we are beginners we ask stupid question to the lords above.. but these stupid questions are not stupid to the beginner..ignore him and wait for a reply that suits you from someone Nice.

 

[Anduril]

Too early for syrup, I would be using fondant.

 

[Poly Hive]

Syrup needs the bees to work and right now that's not a good idea.

Fondant on the top bars is my way here.

PH

 

[Curly green fingers]

Cheers folks!

 

[Popparand]

Syrup needs the bees to work and right now that's not a good idea.

Fondant on the top bars is my way here.

PH

As I thought. Thanks, Polly.