I have a few hives that were nucs now in double brood boxes that were slow
to
build up reserves this summer and fall.   I have been giving them syrup
(cane
sugar and water 1:1 by volume).  I have noticed an accumulation of "grit" on
the
tops of the frames in these hives.  The grit is whitish, and hard, and
appears
almost like the salt on a pretzel.  I was out in the field yesterday and I'm
sorry
I neglected to taste it, but I suspect it is dried sugar left from the bees
as they
inevitably get some of the syrup on their legs and track it through the
hive.  Anyone
else have this?
/Curtis Crowell
 Hightstown, NJ