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> Does anyone have suggestions on a
better separation layer to hold the sugar above the frames that would
possibly dissolve in the feed barrel?<
I add feeder shims/ sugar slabs to all my hives every winter and prep them
in the same way Bill Lord has described. If I dissolve the remains for
syrup I just run it through a sieve to get the bits out. Otherwise I store
the half eaten slabs and reuse them next year, filling in the voids with
new sugar. I use newsprint type paper that is used for packaging. I have
also used white tissue paper. To avoid any paper residue you could cast
the sugar slab in the feeder frame using a wet mix on a temporary base of
some kind (#8 mesh would probably work) then turn it out when it has
hardened and reinstall it sans mesh. I used to use the wet mix method, but
it is easier to pour in dry sugar. I sometimes embed some pollen sub. Jury
is out on whether that is worthwhile.
Here in NB conditions have been unremarkable since October, which was warm.
This morning it was -11C and a little snow. -17C tonight. The bees have
mostly behaved and seem well set for winter except one colony, in a stack
of 5 mediums, that has clustered at the top. I hope they know what they are
doing, but I'd be happier if they were lower down.
Regards,
Rob Hughes
Upper Kingsclear, NB
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