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Feeding question
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 11:34 am
by 4Paws
Started my first two hives in April, English Garden, with nucs. They are expanding nicely and eating rapidly. I've been feeding heavy syrup, should I switch to light or stay with heavy?
This is fun!
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 1:35 pm
by Jacobs
Heavy syrup (2 parts sugar, 1 part water) is usually a Fall feed to help the bees put up stores of food. Spring is usually the time for 1 part sugar to 1 part water to supplement nectar and stimulate brood rearing. I'm feeding 1:1 to my package and nucs.