>>so that any syrup honey made by the bees is either used for brood/hive feed or is capped and so there is no danger of the honey being contaminated by what was fed earlier. Mike, while I agree with most of what you've said, I must point out that bees will uncap cured sugar syrup and move it right up into the supers as they expand the broodnest. And they will do it very quickly. One can't assume they will use it exclusively for brood-rearing at all. In fact, bees will first use incoming nectar to feed the brood and move the already cured honey/syrup up into the supers above the brood nest. Why should they dilute the cured stuff and then evaporate the incoming nectar? It would not make sense - it would be extra, unnecessary work for the bees. I think it's good to stimulate brood rearing but not with the vast amounts of of sugar syrup some folks use. You should always adjust the amount of feed to the number of covering bees. Waldemar Long Island, NY -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---