Feeding bees honey

[chemicalmaker]

I have a little honey I want to feed my bees is there s best way? I thought I read diluting with water would work not sure of the ratio though thanks for the help

[Jacobs]

It may be difficult to get the bees to show interest in your honey until after the nectar flow slows or stops. I use diluted honey water in my "nectarometer" (jar feeder with 2 sided access) to gauge nectar availability in my area. Although it is not a good mix (too dilute) bees will come to and take a mix of 5 ounces of honey in a half gallon of water in a dearth. I just put 3 ounces of honey in a pint of water to see if that would interest the bees--NO activity at all. If honey is about 18% water and nectars have a wide range of sugar/water content, you can play with approximate percentages to see what works. AFB spores can be in honey, so I wouldn't feed from a source I did not know.