TD asks about yellow jackets.
 
If it is only a  couple of bees , forget about doing anything.  While the
yellow jackets will certainly take honey, they are after protein more than
carbohydrates.  If your hive is severely depleted of bees, feeding will not
do any good and my guess is you have had a mite attack.  Combine the hive
now with another and leave it for the winter.
 
If you have a good population of bees and brood but are low on stores (if
you can easily lift the top hive body, you are low on stores), feed either
now or, if you prefer, after the frost that decimates the yellow jackets.
If you feed inside the hive, the yellow jackets won t take enough to bother.
Remember, one gallon of feed is only 12 pounds and you need at least 60
pounds to get through the winter.  I d start feeding now.
 
Lloyd
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