> It's just one example of what happens when forgetting George's
> simple rule. They MUST have a nectar flow to draw foundation,
> even if it's a "flow by Dixie Crystal," as we say in the South....

I'll weight in with the rest of the 'old guys' and say I strongly agree
with both George and Dave on this.

> What you have to remember, in assessing the
> needs of the hive is that any *uncapped reserve* is no reserve at all.

Very true, and while we are discussing very basic thoughts about feeding
bees, I'll add this -- on a slightly different , but fundamental matter
that bee-ginners do not understand:

*** If you do not see at least a thousand cells of uncapped and liquid
honey/nectar in close proximaty to the open brood, the hive is starving
or close to it, no matter how much sealed honey may appear to be in the
hive.  Perhaps the bees are too few, or too weak to uncap and liquefy
the honey, or the honey is granulated and hard, but something is very
wrong. ***

"Honey in the hive is not the same thing as honey in the bee".

allen
http://www.honeybeeworld.com

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