Early feeding

[Ollie]

Could early feeding lead to a hive that is just too full of honey and therefore has no room for brood?

[Finski]

Bees need in Spring compact room that the heat do not escape from brood.
Bees need all the time 5 kg food. It is 2 full langstroth frames. Of course  other frames have some food.

If the hive has too much food, it is better to take extra food frames off and return them later or give to the hive which need it.

To feed hives for fun means that brood area cannot enlarge and bees heat only the food stores.

If you see capped food in  the upper part of frames, no need to feed bees.

When nature starts to donate pollen, it needs much store room too. Pollen stores are necessary
for bad days.

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[Ollie]

I have 3 hives that are doing really well and two that have not yet started to get busy.
But they are full of food...maybe they just got lazy over the winter
But maybe I should put a frame of clean comb in the middle and take out the syrup...

[Beaver Dam]

I started fedding here in the Ft Worth are as soon as the bees started flying. Worked for me.

[Finski]

But maybe I should put a frame of clean comb in the middle and take out the syrup...

The hive needs only 2 full frame of food. Another frames should be that they get there brood and pollen.

Put this order into the box 
box wall
-emty comp
-food com
-pollen comb
-brood
-brood
-brood
pollen
..
...Empty combs mean that the colony can move extra food on sides when they need more brood area.

[Finski]

I started fedding here in the Ft Worth are as soon as the bees started flying. Worked for me.

I have 70 cm snow here. I have not been able to check their food stores.

[Ollie]

We're going to get a little weather these next few days but I will check all the hives and try your configuration...
Though I think that it won't have 3 of brood yet...

[garys520]

As a third year beekeeper I've learned what Finski is talking about is very important.  Last year my spring feeding got out of hand and the bees being the hoarder they are, packed every open space they could, leaving very little space for brood.  Well, the bees swarmed in late May, and after inspecting the hive I found the bees had no room to lay eggs.  This year I'm going to limit the opening on the sugar water and watch their stores.