Feed the bees
Today's the day we take the mouse
guard off and start feeding
the bees.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Maple syrup
I know this has nothing to do with bees but do you start tapping the trees for syrup at the sane time as you start feeding the bees? Thanks Donna
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Donna Stroud
— Sat Feb 20 11:16:25 2016
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When to tap sugar maples
Donna --- We decided to wait and just tap birches this year since we prefer that syrup. (Less sweet, so it gives you less of a sugar rush.) But if we were going to be tapping maples, we would have started in early February --- now's prime time!
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anna
— Sat Feb 20 15:09:52 2016
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Feeder
Which feeder to do you use with your bees? Do you place it outside the hive, in a brooding chamber or in a super? Cant tell from the pic.
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Mitch
— Sat Feb 20 20:25:16 2016
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Type of bee feeder
Mitch --- You can see the feeder in the foreground of the photo. It's just a simple entrance feeder --- a mason jar with holes in the lid that fits into a wooden container that pops in the entrance of a langstroth hive. With a Warre hive, it doesn't fit in the entrance, so I just set it nearby. Some people say that promotes robbing, but I haven't had a problem since I tend to feed all hives at the same time.
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anna
— Sun Feb 21 12:55:29 2016
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