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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Dr. B in Wisconsin on June 23, 2010, 09:26:35 pm

Title: Who drinks the sugar water?
Post by: Dr. B in Wisconsin on June 23, 2010, 09:26:35 pm

I have been feeding my bees sugar water and they are still taking a quart a day. There are ALOT of bees in my hive and I was wondering who drinks the sugar water, I would think that the bees that are out and about are eating some of what they collect. With so many bees in the hive do they take turns ??? Ya I know who cares but do they share or are they like humans?? This is my second question in one day I think this hobby has stung me,

Brian

Title: Re: Who drinks the sugar water?
Post by: John Schwartz on June 23, 2010, 09:44:33 pm

Many of us in the Northwest had to feed up until last week. :)

Title: Re: Who drinks the sugar water?
Post by: riverrat on June 23, 2010, 10:26:41 pm

I feed all season long while doing splits. once I have them built up in 2 10 frame deeps they are  on there own

Title: Re: Who drinks the sugar water?
Post by: hardwood on June 23, 2010, 10:56:16 pm

Foragers, the others are busy with their own jobs.

Scott