Wummingbird nectar

[brumas]

would it bee ok to feed hummingbird nectar????insted of suger water? thanks

[KeyLargoBees]

I have never heard of feeding bees that low a concentration. its typically 1:4 sugar to water.... much more watered down than most formulations I have seen mentioned for bees. I have however seen bees take it from a poorly manage Hummingbird feeder so it obviously isn't "bad" for them...but not sure if intentionally feeding it is a good idea.

[flyboy]

Excellent typo!

Funnily enough my neighbours were saying that my bees were polishing off their hummingbird feeder. Lots of bees hovering around it all day. The funny part is that I am feeding a good percentage of the hives.

[divemaster1963]

Waskly wabbit.
A little from feeders is OK. But unless you what red honey don't . beeks in France had a problem with a candy factory dumping left over candy syrup and the bees thinking free food. It ruined a whole harvest because it could not pass inspection. They had every color of the rainbow plus brown and black .

John

[brumas]

I guess the bees have shown  me. I put one of each the bee are using the sugar and not touching the nectar.

[biggraham610]

Nice Buck. That doesn't look like a little Florida deer to me. G