> 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
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