In the last week I have put a 1/2 gallon of sugar water on the hive everynight for 8 nights. Each day the bottle is emptied by the bees. Tonight I tried to lift the back of the hive to see how heavy it is. I could hardly lift it. I have two shallow supers on this hive.
Would it be safe to stop feeding thim and just monitor the hive weight through the winter?
I was told to keep feeding until they stop taking it, or Nov here. I don't know what the fall to winter temperature is in your area, but in my area 60 lbs of sugar syrup per hive is our winter average of whats needed. North of me, 100 lbs of sugar syrup is needed to get a two box hive through winter. If i were you, I would keep feeding.
Quote from: Ray Hall
Would it be safe to stop feeding thim and just monitor the hive weight through the winter?
You find it pout if you look inside hive and look how they have filled and capped food.
Monitoring along the winter makes no use. It only disturbs the hive. You feed enough and they manage to next spring's cleansing flight.
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