RE: Feeding dry sugar in winter. The late P.F.(Roy) Thurber advocted feeding only Drivert, a special baking sugar, as emergency winter rations. I understand this can sometimes be purchased from bakeries. Roy believed that sucrose was not very effective as dry winter feed, although I have used it with success - at least my bees made it through the winter. Cheers, Dave Pehling =========================================== | W.S.U./SNOHOMISH CO. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION | | 600 128TH ST. S.E. | | EVERETT, WA. 98208 | |PHONE - (206)338-2400 | |FAX - (206)338-3994 | |INTERNET [log in to unmask] | ============================================