Does any one make sugar blocks to feed bees with and if so, what are your thoughts
this is the recipe 250ml cider vinegar, 5kg sugar , 1/2 teaspoon citric acid, a few drops of lemon oil
https://youtu.be/KR6AHrOSVRU
I am curious to know, why are the individual ingredients necessary.
sugar is obvious, thats the carbs.
I think I know why lemon grass oil, I understand it to be attractive to bees, so making the food more appetising
I suspect the vinegar is added due to possibly being perceived as a source of extra nutrients.
No idea why the citric acid is added.
Further query, is this suitable to put on in cold dead of winter instead of fondant?
Modifications to the above receipe could be to add pollen substitute
I have read a blog below from Massachusetts which has similar winter temps to us and they gacve it a thumbs up, although the winter she talks about was unusually warm.
https://www.beverlybees.com/sugar-candy-board-assessment-feeding-bees-in-winter
this is the recipe 250ml cider vinegar, 5kg sugar , 1/2 teaspoon citric acid, a few drops of lemon oil
https://youtu.be/KR6AHrOSVRU
I am curious to know, why are the individual ingredients necessary.
sugar is obvious, thats the carbs.
I think I know why lemon grass oil, I understand it to be attractive to bees, so making the food more appetising
I suspect the vinegar is added due to possibly being perceived as a source of extra nutrients.
No idea why the citric acid is added.
Further query, is this suitable to put on in cold dead of winter instead of fondant?
Modifications to the above receipe could be to add pollen substitute
I have read a blog below from Massachusetts which has similar winter temps to us and they gacve it a thumbs up, although the winter she talks about was unusually warm.
https://www.beverlybees.com/sugar-candy-board-assessment-feeding-bees-in-winter
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