Michael Bush said to feed until you see capped honey....why not continue to feed a new colony trying to be established? I understand that pollen and nectar trump in terms of being good food...but since one is trying to enable comb build out and sugar water gives abundant carbs for this endeavor, how can continuing to feed hurt? Is it like not doing deep watering though less often in gardening? A hardiness quotient is built up?
Just a question from a newbie...not a newbee yet....
My continual feeding with essential oils seems to have made ONE of my two new hives go simply nuclear. The brood laying patterns from level to level are textbook and health seems fine....was this the queen quality or the feed pattern that enabled this? Admittedly the other is doing very well, but is about a week or so behind, and has been from the start, though it looked to my undiscerning eye to be the stronger colony at installation.
I am so glad I got two packages to start, so that I could see how different they are, just like my kids were and are!
Hope this was not too long a post...