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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: mjb1 on April 19, 2009, 08:45:35 AM

Title: new start up hive new equipment and bee package
Post by: mjb1 on April 19, 2009, 08:45:35 AM
When setting up a new 10 frame if you dont have any frames with honey to ad to the new hive will feeding be sufficient in sustaining them?
Title: Re: new start up hive new equipment and bee package
Post by: wadehump on April 19, 2009, 08:51:40 AM
yes keep feeding until they quit taking it
Title: Re: new start up hive new equipment and bee package
Post by: Michael Bush on April 20, 2009, 08:45:16 PM
I would only feed until they have some capped stores and there is a flow.

Otherwise they will often backfill the broodnest, misinterpret it as swarming and swarm when they are small and unable to sustain a swarm.
Title: Re: new start up hive new equipment and bee package
Post by: mjb1 on April 20, 2009, 09:21:18 PM
Thanks for the info I am just learning
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