In reply to
>               Jeffrey Young <[log in to unmask]>
>               22 Jun 1993 23:02:46 -0400 (EDT)
> I have seen some beekeepers putting small blocks of sugar on the top of
> frames.  What is the benifit of this?
>
> jeff
 
About two weeks the question is on the net, and no answer ...?
Perhaps it's not precise enough ?  Which colony? Which time? Which weather?
 
Generally you put solid state sugar to the colony (above - below - behind,
where you find place)(blocks or coarse crystals) to simulate a small
continuous crop.
 
Benefit : keep and don't stop the queen eggs laying during a bad weather
        period.  Taking is so slow that you find no sugar in the supers !?
        Hard system for small colonies (needs a lot of water).
 
        Also use in the winter to try to feed a starving hive !
 
So Jeff, I hope the answer suits you !          Jean-Marie
 
 
 
Local blooming informations ...
Lat. : 50o 30'N  - Long. : 4o 56'E -   Alt. : 200 m  -  North Sea at 200 km
 
In our country the honey crops are nearly terminated ... Summer blooms
don't give nectar enough to fill the supers.  The hive on scale weight
will begins to decrease : End of clover (trifolium repens L.) and of
linden (tilia sp.).  In the Ardenne, we keep two weeks more (Alt. 400-600m)
if it's not too dry (but ... this year, it's !).  The last possibility
is honeydey in the forest.
 
 
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