I got bsuy and forgot to take off the hive top feeders on two of my hives. It is cold now with the night time temp last night in the twenties. I am sure we will get a few warner days soon in the fifties. Is it ok to wait until a warn day to take off the feeder or should i get them off right away? I was leaning towards waiting, but I was not sure if there was a reason that the feeders being on in the cold was detrimental.
You can leave them on all winter. I won't matter that much. Take them off when it warms up.
I often leave hive-top feeders on all winter. When the hives feel light in Jan/Feb, I can feed without opening things up and exposing the cluster.