Hi everyone,
I am feeding my colonies at the moment as they are weak. My main two are an artificial swarm that I'm keeping separate rather than reuniting. They both have a few frames of foundation to build up, hence the feed.
My question is: How long after stopping a feed can I expect to be able to get honey rather than stored syrup?
It does feel like a silly question, with variables such as colony size, work rate, flow, number of frames and many other things I haven't thought of. Am I dreaming thinking they may draw their comb out in two weeks and then hopefully need a super another two weeks later? Probably. Especially since one only has a virgin queen and so has missed out on all this laying time...
Honey isn't priority, by any means. It would, however, be nice to try some this year. We'd like to have at least one jar.
I pulled some comb out of the feeder of the mini mating hive and it had some honey-coloured liquid in it. We tried it. It was syrup
I don't know what I'm expecting from this thread, but I am hoping it will spur you experienced beekeepers to spill your thoughts and experience
I am feeding my colonies at the moment as they are weak. My main two are an artificial swarm that I'm keeping separate rather than reuniting. They both have a few frames of foundation to build up, hence the feed.
My question is: How long after stopping a feed can I expect to be able to get honey rather than stored syrup?
It does feel like a silly question, with variables such as colony size, work rate, flow, number of frames and many other things I haven't thought of. Am I dreaming thinking they may draw their comb out in two weeks and then hopefully need a super another two weeks later? Probably. Especially since one only has a virgin queen and so has missed out on all this laying time...
Honey isn't priority, by any means. It would, however, be nice to try some this year. We'd like to have at least one jar.
I pulled some comb out of the feeder of the mini mating hive and it had some honey-coloured liquid in it. We tried it. It was syrup
I don't know what I'm expecting from this thread, but I am hoping it will spur you experienced beekeepers to spill your thoughts and experience
Jazz