You said "feed a little" or implied you were only going to feed a jar or so
of sugar syrup.  When starting a new colony in April or May on all
foundation, it is BEST to
CONTINUOUSLY feed 1:1 sugar syrup ) 1 pound sugar dissolved in 1 pint water
for
about 4-5 MONTHS (September) in order to get all the foundation completely
drawn, a large population of worker bees built ready to go into the winter
STRONG, and
a supplement to the 70 pounds of winter stored honey that the bees will need.
 FAR
TOO MANY NEW BEEKEEPERS don't feed enough, and they either lose the bees or
they
are very weak.  They will only eat about 50 pounds of sugar which costs about
$15.

NEVER, NEVER try to get frames drawn with only 9 frames in the hive body.
What a king size mess you will have, because you violated "bee space".
ALWAYS start with 10 frames of foundation TIGHTLY PACKED TOGETHER (leaving
any space leftover by
the wall of the hive body); then after, the foundation is drawn into drawn
comb, you
can cut back to 9 frames if you like.

If you have not bought and read a GOOD BOOK like The Beekeepers Handbook, 3rd
Edition dated April 98, by Dr. Diana Sammataro, cost $30, you SHOULD, and
that will
yield better information than you can get anywhere.  The famous Dr. Roger
Morse
writes that Sammataro's book is "the best of the best"

George Imirie
Certified EAS Master Beekeeper
Beginning my 70th year of beekeeping in Maryland
Author of George's PINK PAGES