feeding

[jl]

When do I stop feeding a second year colony?  Because they are bringing pollen in now.

What about a new package?

Thanks

Jeff

[suprstakr]

They will stop taking feed when flow strarts , and new packages when most frames are drawn out and brood in them .

[Sean Kelly]

Some people don't even feed a second year colony, only new packages to get them to draw out comb.  I was lucky this year and didn't need to feed very much.  Had a suprise early nectar flow!!!

Sean Kelly

[qa33010]

I will feed if they are light in the fall (means I screwed up on harvest) and maybe in February (this year) to stimulate them.  But that's it.  I feed new swarms, packages, splits and others of the like. 

[Michael Bush]

I've seen many a package fed until they backfill the brood nest with syrup and they swarm even though they are just a weak little package.  Some of them never stop taking syrup.

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