Category Archives: Feeding

Having fed my bees last winter I am now at a loss as to how to distinguish between stored sugar and honey so as not to spread sugar on my toast.  Any ideas?

Posted on May 21, 2013 by shortwoodbeekeeper | 7 Comments

Time to switch to stronger syrup?

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Paul

General question: is it time to increase the concentration of syrup from 1:1 to 2:1? My hive is light on stored honey, and I recall that last year there was a cutoff date after which they stopped taking syrup. I … Continue reading →

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Continuing wet weather & feeding

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Gareth John

I am finding that, with the continuing wet weather, several of the smaller swarms that I hived earlier in the year are now out of stores.  This became obvious yesterday when I hefted the boxes, and was confirmed by looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Feeding, Natural Beekeeping, Swarms | 10 Comments

no comb?

Posted on June 20, 2012 by walthambees

my third attempt to establish bees in my topbar hive seems to have been successful in that 10 days later they are still there and, when the sun shines, are busy coming and going looking very purposeful.  So today, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bee Colony Temperature Control, Feeding, Horizontal Top Bar Hives, Natural Beekeeping, Swarms | 20 Comments

Warre Update

Posted on June 16, 2012 by enhancingthefuture

After more seemingly unrelenting weather, and very few bees appearing to be bringing in any pollen, I decided to feed on Wednesday using 500 ml of a 1:1 syrup solution in a bowl placed in the bottom of the hive. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feeding, Natural Beekeeping, Warre Hives | 12 Comments

Warre Hive Feeders

Posted on May 21, 2012 by enhancingthefuture

Just trying to get a little more prepared for when some bees finally decide to make home here.  Do you have any details for what sort of feeder I should use for a Warre hive?  Are they commercially available or … Continue reading →

Posted in Feeders, Warre Hives | 5 Comments