Hi Bill:

>In essence, feeding syrup stimulates the queens egg laying and the bees
will fly out to search for more.

Is this flying a search for more “nectar” or could it be that bees are
engorged on syrup and are making cleansing flights?  Either way, of course,
they die.

Also has it actually been shown that feeding thin syrup vs. thick syrup
truly makes a difference in “tricking” the queen into laying?  I know this
is the conventional wisdom that is passed down from beekeeper to beekeeper.

Regards,
Dick