Where are you located? Nothing is in bloom here.
Marshall
On 12/18/2013 10:03 AM, Jane MacRoss wrote:
A local apiarist has today left a hive in my garden - all my tea tree
is in bloom currently - for the first time he has lost quite a few
hives & has had to feed his bees ... his cold pressed organic honey is
the best I have ever tasted - I hope the bees do well here
Jane
Feeding bees with CS will cause them to die. This was tested
about a decade ago, and what happens is that it kills the flora
that the bees have in the (honey) stomach required for digestion
of sugars, so they end up eating and eating until the become
bloated, then they die of starvation.
I use NOTHING with my bees. I acquired survivor stock bees, and
regressed them down to their natural size. The apiary I got them
from is treatment free, and has winter losses 1/5 those which
treat. I make sure that none of the combs in the hive have ever
been exposed to any treatments as well, and only feed honey if
needed. I have never seen a mite on any of them.
I follow the advise given in the organicbeekeepers yahoo group.
Marshall
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