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p51d
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Location: Pleasant Garden, NC
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by p51d » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:48 pm
At the meeting Kurt and others said it was time to feed your bees..
I have honey supers on several hive at 75% worked and the honey supers are not capped.
If I supplement with sugar water, won't that define the honey at not 100% pure.
Feed with pollen patties???
recommendations are appreciated on the subject.
Wally
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by Wally » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:30 pm
Never feed with honey supers on. If they have enough coming in to make a surplus for you, they don't need feeding. If not, they need to keep all they have, so there is no surplus for you.
p51d
Guard bee
Posts: 153 Joined: Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:01 pm
Location: Pleasant Garden, NC
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by p51d » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:32 pm
Thanks Wally.....and your product to run the bees off smells great compared to Bee Go....