To all,

Hope your bees are wintering well, but if not, here are some thoughts of 
mine why not.
 After pollen feeding in fall, syrup is the next most important step. Feed 
as much as they will take and as quickly as you can, don't trickle the syrup 
in over time. Some feed type 55 hfcs, a VERY POOR choice, use only 50% or 
more with sucrose and 100% is best, that's what I feed. What this does is 
keeps the sugar liquid during the consumption stage(winter) and is easily 
digested by the bees(invert).Also, how many have feed fumagilin-B last fall? 
Nosema here in Calif is the worst seen in twenty years, that's the one's 
that know about it! For those of you that think all syrup's are the same, 
fill a quart jar with type 55 hfsc & one with 100% sucrose put it out side 
for a month. Then bring it inside for a day and try to pure out the type 55 
hfcs, good luck it will be as hard as a rock, but the sucrose will make a 
mess on your floor as it pours out.

Happy holidays to all,

Keith Jarrett 

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