In message <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes:
> For Honey Bee's dry feeding is ok in an emergency situation,
> but not so good as a regulated or metered way to feed honey bees to
> increase stores or stimulate brood rearing....
FWIW, the conventional wisdom in [my area of the] UK varies just a
little from this letter... That may be just the way I read it, or
it may be climatic. Either way..
Here, we are very wary of feeding syrup during the winter or early
spring precisely because it stimulates the bees to raise brood and
can result in them expanding too quickly & too early. Our
standard approach would be, if we *need* to feed at this time (and
generally we should not!), to feed fondant not syrup. Dry sugar
for emergencies only.
Regards,
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