Peter,
The very smell of honey syrup stimulates robbing; much less
a problem with syrup, though you shouldn't be careless with
it.

Reply:
There is a time and a place for honey syrup, probably in
the spring if at all for stimulating broodrearing, but in
the fall going into winter, one feeds granulated honey or
honey still in the comb to those hives needing it. Many
stores sell granulated honey cheaper, and at bargins, as
for some reason many have been taught that honey has to be
liquified to be sold........

Feeding granulated honey generally does not get bees
robbing as normally the containers fed are filled prior to
arriving at the hives and are simply put inside.

Respectfully submitted,

Dee A. Lusby
Small Cell Commercial Beekeeper
Moyza, Arizona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oganicbeekeepers/


 
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