Making winter feeds for my bees

[@Scottish615]

I'm a governor with the Saint Andrew society of Maine I also appreciate your videos on bees

[@vhsopa]

Thank you man.

[@sandraanderson1786]

thank you Peter especially explaining the difference between winter patties and pollen patties...

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

You bet

[@kathyhathaway8823]

Hello Peter it is always great to see your informative video’s . I had just made some the other day for my hives an I used your ideas on mine . Also I put the ones I made in the oven for around a 1.5 hours at I think was 125 to 150 degrees to dry them out . They worked great . I hope you have great holidays. Keep your video’s coming when possible. Thanks

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

So nice of you

[@tomdamour4902]

Great information. I find your 24/7 beekeeping site is just great too.

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Awesome, thank you!

[@mpedals]

thank you

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

You're welcome

[@francesscherz8720]

Hi Peter I appreciate the video as a first Year beekeeper. My bees went into winter with 2 deeps and one super mostly full of honey storage. Will I need the candy board still. It doesn’t snow much until February but I haven’t seen any bees come out of the hive and don’t want to break their propolis seal.

[@hutch84jr]

Thank you for that recipe,, I've been looking for one,,

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

My pleasure 😊

[@kentoyama7284]

Where did you get your mixing rod for your drill?

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Paint deptament of a home improvement store.

[@dcsblessedbees]

I know this video is a little older but I have extra pollen I collected and dried from spring to the candy board also? ok I understand so yes I can add it but it would cause more brood stimulate earlier in the season. Do you want to get it to about a dryer snow, snowball? I like the frame sized ones was thinking of making some of these ahead of time and storing them for Winter, I think I'll give that a try.

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Sounds right.

[@strengthequalsii626]

I bought pollen feom amazon looks like its for human consumption. Is this safe for bees?

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

I would not use it, it may very well be safe but who knows what the history is or what issues the hives had.

[@handydandy3359]

Have you ever used the dry sugar method with a rim on top of a inter cover. To we’re the bees come up threw the center hole ?

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

of. The way I have done it is to take off the inner cover, place the rim on then put a single piece of newspaper directly on the frames onto which I pour the sugar. Its a good quick fix for emergency feeding.

[@TheAciddragon069]

so i have a small sugarbush on my property and make maple syrup, at the end of each season i end up with about a gallon of syrup that is too dark and has an off taste, could i feed that to my bees instead of letting it go to waste?

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

In my view...Only ever feed sugar syrup made from white granulated sugar....some burnt sugar is toxic to the bees. Also other sugars may have a very high ash content (undigestable materials in it) that means the bees must get out to do a cleansing flight far more frequently thatn they should have to, and in cold weather that means problems. While I am sure they would drink it You are taking risks doing that.

[@harvestmaid5669]

why not honey and pollen???

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

If you have it yes but thats expensive feed.harvesting it and then all the work to give it back. Sometimes sugar syrup is better than some honeys (particularly dark honey)

[@TV-belle]

What sugar is suitable for feeding bees? Icumsa 40, 45?

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

White granulated sugar which is sucrose is the best.

[@Peter-od7op]

I dont use upper entrance

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

We tend to here in Maine but not everybody. I believe an upper entrance will be more forgiving of some uncured food, deep snow etc... Then are a lot of reports of hives with no upper entrance becoming far too damp.

[@Peter-od7op]

@@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer tilt hive forward lets moister out. Also why vent heat out of hive.

[@ronaldmiller1187]

Don't talk while using drill

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Good point!!!!