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Joe Trattle <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 18 Mar 2003 11:42:28 -0000
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From your description this is almost certainly crystallised stores. If the
white grainy material is soluble in water that would confirm this.
In order to use this bees need to gather water to reliquify it. If it's to
cold to fly they can't do this so they starve.
The best way to avoid this is to feed enough syrup in the autumn so your
sure the bees have sufficient stores that aren't going too granulate.
Once the weather warms up and the bees are flying freely these combs can be
used to feed colonies that need it. I would uncap the crystallised cells
first to make sure the bees deal with the problem straight away.
I've seen this problem here in the UK especially when we get a good late
flow from ivy. I feed during the ivy flow in an attempt to dilute the ivy
nectar with syrup.
Regards
Joe


























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