It looks as if my bees have stopped taking the sugar water. I have put on the second deep and was wondering if I should just pull the sugar water or leave it on another week, I last filled it on Friday. I have a bunch of brood on 6 out of 10 frames and the other 4 frames are almost completlly drawn out (10th frame just has one side to go)
Quote from: vermmy35 on May 19, 2009, 09:00:59 PM
It looks as if my bees have stopped taking the sugar water. I have put on the second deep and was wondering if I should just pull the sugar water or leave it on another week, I last filled it on Friday. I have a bunch of brood on 6 out of 10 frames and the other 4 frames are almost completlly drawn out (10th frame just has one side to go)
Pass time to super, Hope you've done it already.
Brian's right. Once the 2nd deep has been mostly drawn out, stop feeding and add supers.
I am so sorry I didn't make myself clear, but that was the bottom deep. In the top they have only started to draw out the comb on 2 frames.
Quote from: vermmy35 on May 20, 2009, 09:07:07 AM
I am so sorry I didn't make myself clear, but that was the bottom deep. In the top they have only started to draw out the comb on 2 frames.
Then keep feeding... I would continue until comb building is almost done in the second deep.