Every year in the spring I give my bees about 1 gram of electrolyte (I
purchase it at the local farm supply store) per quart of sugar syrup.  The
stuff I use is a combination of electrolytes and vitamines for farm animals
like horses and comes in a package similar to terramyacin.  Bees need
electrolytes just like all living things.  This treatment seems to help
stimulate the spring build-up.  I have read that a table spoon of table salt
placed on the landing board is used to provide salt.
 
At 01:50 PM 10/13/97 +0000, you wrote:
>A beekeeper asked a question that I could not answer.  He has some bees
>going to salt water.  I mean SALTY water.  What gives?
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>Thanks for the responses,
>Ed
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