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Date: | Sun, 2 Dec 2012 09:05:35 -0500 |
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I am a sideline beekeeper and do not depend on the bees for a livelihood.
I typically only remove enough honey for my own needs and some to sell.
Over the years I noticed that often the bees "integrate" honey over several
seasons; i.e. they have a surplus over their needs one year and do not
consume all the honey the coming winter. This often allows them to cover bad
honey years with a surplus from the good years. However, if I was a
commercial guy I could not do this....hence, I typically do not feed very much.
For a hobbyist, I consider this to be an art of beekeeping.
I have also noticed that "store bought" bees, I try to use only feral's and
have not bought any packages in several years, consume more honey /
stores, of course especially the Italians. The feral's seem to conserve their
honey better than the packages.
David MacFawn
Lexington, SC
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