super of sugar syrup

Started by fr0sty, September 18, 2009, 10:20:52 AM

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fr0sty

September 18, 2009, 10:20:52 AM
I just took off a super last week that has mostly uncapped sugar syrup. I'm not sure of what to do with it since I'm afraid if I leave it off, it'll just ferment and end up being a waste of money spent buying sugar.

Is it okay to put it back on? maybe above the inner cover? Would they move the syrup from there down into the deeps? What are my options?

alflyguy

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September 18, 2009, 11:32:27 AM
I would put it back on, let the bees cure and cap it so they will have it for winter stores. If it's not empty by spring extract it and freeze the syrup for fall.

sc-bee

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September 18, 2009, 02:30:42 PM
If the bees need it let them have it ---- put it back on.
John 3:16

David LaFerney

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September 18, 2009, 06:47:41 PM
That's exactly what I'm trying to get mine to do.  How were you feeding?
"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." Samuel Clemens

Putting the "ape" in apiary since 2009.

fr0sty

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September 18, 2009, 08:30:09 PM
I was feeding with a plastic hive-top feeder, so ~1 gallon at a time.

Since I only have 1 hive, I put the frames on a table right next to the hive and let them "rob" their honey back. It probably wasn't a good idea, but it ended working okay. They emptied the 10 partially cured frames of sugar syrup.

I also took that opportunity to make "ghost" bees and hopefully knock down any mites that might've been on them.
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