CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to feed white sugar to bees (How to feed white sugar water to bees)

1. What is the process of feeding bees with sugar?

Nowadays, sugar is fed to bees using a feeder. First, add an appropriate amount of sugar to water and heat it to melt. Adjust the concentration of the sugar water according to the needs of the bee colony, making it thinner for reward feeding and thicker for supplementary feeding. Pour the sugar water into the feeder in the box after dark, and decide the amount to be put in according to the size of the bee colony.

2. What is the correct way to feed bees sugar water?

1. Control the ratio of sugar to water

The ratio of sugar to water should be controlled at 1:1. When feeding sugar water, the sugar water should be placed in a special feeder. If there is no feeder, a shallow container can be used instead.

2. Prevent bees from drowning

Place floating wood chips, dry branches, corn stalks, etc. in the feeder for the bees to stand on, to prevent the bees from drowning while eating syrup.

3. Feeding time

Feeding syrup should be done at night. Feeding with syrup during the day will cause peak stealing. In the morning of the next day, check and take out the uneaten syrup.

4. Short-term feeding

Feeding bee colonies with syrup is a form of reward feeding or supplementary feeding. It is not advisable to use syrup for long-term feeding, otherwise the quality of honey produced by the bee colony will be reduced.

3. What is the correct way to feed bees with dry white sugar?

How to feed bees with white sugar:

1. The ratio of sugar to water should be controlled at around 1:1.

2. When feeding syrup, the syrup should be placed in a special feeder or shallow container, and floating wood chips and dry branches should be placed in the feeder for the bees to stand on to prevent them from drowning.

3. It is generally recommended to feed the baby syrup at night, and take out the uneaten syrup in time the next morning.

4. What is the correct way to feed bees white sugar?

Feeding bees with sugar generally requires a feeder (a tool specifically used to feed bees). If there is no feeder, a shallow container can be used instead. When feeding, first make the sugar into syrup, then put the syrup in the feeder, and finally put the feeder filled with syrup into the beehive. At the same time, in order to prevent the bees from drowning due to eating syrup, beekeepers can put some floating sawdust, dry branches, etc. in the feeder.

5. How much sugar water should be fed to bees at one time?

This should be distinguished by the amount of white sugar water fed in stages: 1. Supplementary feeding: The concentration of syrup should be appropriately increased, the specific ratio is white sugar: water = 1:0.8, that is, 1 catties of sugar is mixed with 0.8 catties of water. 2. Reward feeding: The concentration of syrup is relatively low, the specific ratio is white sugar: water = 1:1, that is, 1 catties of sugar is mixed with 1 catties of water, and each frame of bees is fed about 50-100g of syrup each time. 3. Feeding time: Feed in the evening or at night. If it is fed during the day, it is easy to cause bee theft.

Bees are usually fed with sugar in winter or early spring when external nectar sources are scarce, specifically in the evening or at night. If the bee colony is fed with sugar water during the day, it can easily lead to bee theft.

6. What’s the secret to feeding bees with white sugar?

The secret to feeding bees with white sugar is this: pour an appropriate amount of white sugar into water to dissolve it, then boil it with water, add some vitamins and salt after cooling, mix them together and feed them once in the morning and once in the evening every day to provide more nutrition for the bees. Feeding them during the honey-producing period will have a very good effect.

7. How to feed bees with sugar water?

Feed sugar water with a feeder. If there is no professional feeder, you can make it yourself with foam. The foam used to package home appliances usually has some concave parts. Use a knife to cut off the excess concave parts of the foam and it's done! The bees' feet walk on the foam; under normal circumstances, a normal bee will not stumble! If you use a feeder that is too smooth, there must be floating objects. The foam has large buoyancy and can be used as a floating object. Methods of feeding bees with white sugar water 1. When there is insufficient external nectar source, you can boil white sugar and water to feed the bees, but you must master the ratio of water to white sugar during boiling. It is best to boil it in a one-to-one ratio. Stir constantly during the boiling process to allow the white sugar to fully melt and then get syrup. The boiled syrup cannot be fed directly to the bees. It should be fed after it cools down naturally. 2. When feeding bees with syrup made of white sugar and water, it cannot be sprinkled directly on the bees' bodies or in the hive. It needs to be placed in a special feeder, and the feeding time should be chosen at night. If you feed white sugar and water during the day, there will be bee theft. After getting up early the next day after feeding white sugar and water, check whether the syrup in the feeder has been eaten up. If not, take it away immediately. 3. Syrup made from white sugar and water is generally not used as the staple food of bees. It is mostly an ideal choice for beekeepers to reward and relieve bee colonies. If the bee colony is fed with white sugar and water for a long time, it will cause the bees in the bee colony to produce low-quality honey, which is particularly detrimental to the income of their own bee products.