> and fed them sugar water 1:1 all summer to get them to draw the maximum > amount of comb in the supers. > > I took off 45 lbs of "honey" and the hive was still so heavy > that when I tried to lift it from the back it was like trying to lift a > refrigerator. Dennis, I am afraid you have a lot of sugar syrup honey, may be mixxed with a little floral source? Alden Marshall Hudson, NH [log in to unmask] > > *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm