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Offline Dr. B in Wisconsin

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Who drinks the sugar water?
« on: June 23, 2010, 09:26:35 pm »
I have been feeding my bees sugar water and they are still taking a quart a day. There are ALOT of bees in my hive and I was wondering who drinks the sugar water, I would think that the bees that are out and about are eating some of what they collect. With so many bees in the hive do they take turns ??? Ya I know who cares but do they share or are they like humans?? This is my second question in one day I think this hobby has stung me,

Brian

Offline John Schwartz

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Re: Who drinks the sugar water?
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2010, 09:44:33 pm »
Many of us in the Northwest had to feed up until last week. :)
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Offline riverrat

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Re: Who drinks the sugar water?
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2010, 10:26:41 pm »
I feed all season long while doing splits. once I have them built up in 2 10 frame deeps they are  on there own
never take the top off a hive on a day that you wouldn't want the roof taken off your house

Offline hardwood

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Re: Who drinks the sugar water?
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2010, 10:56:16 pm »
Foragers, the others are busy with their own jobs.

Scott
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