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> From: John Wolford <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Feeding package bees
> Date: Tuesday, July 01, 1997 10:08 PM
>
> Could someone tell me how often or how much sugar syrup should be fed to
a
> new colony of packaged bees.  The bees were installed during the second
> week of June and so far I have been feeding them syrup every 3 or  4 days
> to stimulate comb building.  When should I stop.
>
> John M. Wolford
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Don't stop until they do.  They much prefer nectar.  When the foraging bees
bring in enough, they won't touch the sugar syrup.
 
Frank Humphrey
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