What did you do in the Apiary today?

[Wilco]

I’m feeding this

Looks expensive

 

[pargyle]

Looks expensive

It is ... £38.15 for 15kg compared to standard fondant at £10.31 for 12.5Kg

https://hbingredients.co.uk/products/s-fonsw12-5

 

[Gilberdyke John]

It is ... £38.15 for 15kg compared to standard fondant at £10.31 for 12.5Kg

https://hbingredients.co.uk/products/s-fonsw12-5

At that price it looks as though someone has had their leg lifted . I wonder if it's made by staff wearing organic clogs and using organic stainless steel refinery equipment?

 

[Erichalfbee]

I’m feeding this

Good grief! It's nearly four times the price of their standard stuff. Why on earth are you doing that?

 

[MJNT]

JamesF … you don’t hire out your diy skills? !

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I’m feeding this

at that price! you must be bonkers

 

[JamezF]

JamesF … you don’t hire out your diy skills? !

If I can't face getting another job in IT sometime soon then I might well have to

James

 

[pargyle]

Good grief! It's nearly four times the price of their standard stuff. Why on earth are you doing that?

Special bees deserve special fondant .... I'm serously considering adding gold leaf flakes to my fondant - probably cheaper than the orgasmic stuff.

 

[Curly green finger's]

It’s what I’m to feed the bees , not my choice

 

[Erichalfbee]

It’s what I’m to feed the bees , not my choice

Your boss has more money than sense then. Does he realise that the fondant will be the only organic food his bees eat? The rest is not organic.

 

[pargyle]

It’s what I’m to feed the bees , not my choice

Did he give you a reason and did you try to dissuade him/them ? ... At the price it's almost more cost effective to feed them honey ... which they would probably prefer anyway ! Even it if's not organic honey .... and they made it themselves.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Your boss has more money than sense then. Does he realise that the fondant will be the only organic food his bees eat? The rest is not organic.

Because they are a regenerative organic estate im feeding organic fondant same as using an organic varroa treatment, im also not buying foundation or hive body’s as all will be made from wood sourced on the estate all wax will be processed and foundation made from our own wax.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Did he give you a reason and did you try to dissuade him/them ? ... At the price it's almost more cost effective to feed them honey ... which they would probably prefer anyway ! Even it if's not organic honey .... and they made it themselves.

Not quite the same price , reasons below

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

It looks as though I might be able to make something like that work. I might even be able to get away with two rows with brood frames on the one closest to the wall where I can't walk anyhow and super frames more towards the middle. I shall have a tinker tomorrow.

James

 

[pargyle]

Not quite the same price , reasons below

By the time you have added in processing, jars, labels, time involved and buggeration with heather honey you would have been better off and the bees would be eating what they have made !.... or if they are that intent on being regenerative ... get rid of the beekeeper and let the bees get on with it...

As for Organic Varroa treatments ? Well ... if you are treating them can you really call that organic ... check out the Soil association website and see what they allow.

Utter nonsense ..

 

[user 819]

Did he give you a reason and did you try to dissuade him/them ? ... At the price it's almost more cost effective to feed them honey ... which they would probably prefer anyway ! Even it if's not organic honey .... and they made it themselves.

At that price better to give up the bees and buy someone elses honey any way.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Because they are a regenerative organic estate im feeding organic fondant same as using an organic varroa treatment, im also not buying foundation or hive body’s as all will be made from wood sourced on the estate all wax will be processed and foundation made from our own wax.

In which case they shouldn’t be feeding the bees at all.
What organic varroa treatment are you using?

 

[Erichalfbee]

At that price better to give up the bees and buy someone elses honey any way.

It’s not the same as the saving the bees/planet though is it.

 

[Curly green finger's]

By the time you have added in processing, jars, labels, time involved and buggeration with heather honey you would have been better off and the bees would be eating what they have made !.... or if they are that intent on being regenerative ... get rid of the beekeeper and let the bees get on with it...

As for Organic Varroa treatments ? Well ... if you are treating them can you really call that organic ... check out the Soil association website and see what they allow.

Utter nonsense ..

Well the varroa treatment is organic OA ?
Also a lot have there own stores for winter im just topping up the lighter hives with fondant , it might come to it in the future where No feeding will apply.

 

[JamezF]

Special bees deserve special fondant .... I'm serously considering adding gold leaf flakes to my fondant - probably cheaper than the orgasmic stuff.

And sea salt?

James