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Offline L Daxon

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Candy Canes
« on: December 31, 2010, 11:00:21 am »
FYI

At our bee club meeting this week someone mentioned now is a great time to buy discounted candy canes for pennies on the dollar and use for feed for the bees.  Have any of you all done this?
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Re: Candy Canes
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2010, 11:04:16 am »
With the corn starch and other damaging ingredients, candy canes should cure any constipation problems your bees may have.

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Re: Candy Canes
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2010, 11:35:28 am »
i've seen candy canes used in a hive once (presumably for the sugar and the aromatic oils for "mite treatment".  this particular hive had wax moths, afb, efb, chalkbrood, and shb.

the candy canes did not cause these problems, but they are indicative of the same level of care that leads to all these other problems.  the beekeeper was smart enough to move these hives away from his other colonies (in a "hospital yard"), but oblivious enough to place them near other people's hives (including our own).

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Re: Candy Canes
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2010, 11:43:44 am »
Quote from: deknow on December 31, 2010, 11:35:28 am
i've seen candy canes used in a hive once (presumably for the sugar and the aromatic oils for "mite treatment". 

Ranks right up there with the beekeepers that put Hall's cough drops on the frame tops to fight tracheal mites :roll:
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Re: Candy Canes
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2010, 05:34:52 pm »
  I will eat the candy canes will i am working my bees - :lol: i love pepermint-- ;) RDY-B
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Re: Candy Canes
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2010, 10:12:34 pm »
You mean to tell me that Hall's cough drops don't work? Dang it all!!  :evil:
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Re: Candy Canes
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2010, 10:19:36 pm »
No, they have to be Luden's. Halls won't work.
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Re: Candy Canes
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2011, 01:57:01 am »
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Re: Candy Canes
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2011, 04:04:24 pm »
Hey! is this what the candy cane joke was all about?

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but oblivious enough to place them near other people's hives (including our own).

Around here that causes a lot of spontaneous combustion.  I am surprised the hives didn't burn.
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Re: Candy Canes
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2011, 08:49:34 am »
Quote from: ldaxon on December 31, 2010, 11:00:21 am
FYI

At our bee club meeting this week someone mentioned now is a great time to buy discounted candy canes for pennies on the dollar and use for feed for the bees.  Have any of you all done this?

Doesn't surprise me a bit to hear this.....  ;)

No I have not done this.
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Re: Candy Canes
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2011, 03:42:22 pm »
  I have heard people have great success with marshmallow easter bunnies- :lol: RDY-B
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Re: Candy Canes
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2011, 05:38:33 pm »
Quote from: ldaxon on December 31, 2010, 11:00:21 am
FYI

At our bee club meeting this week someone mentioned now is a great time to buy discounted candy canes for pennies on the dollar and use for feed for the bees.  Have any of you all done this?


  :deadhorse: I have heard this some story for about last 30 yrs LOL. :roll:



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Re: Candy Canes
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2011, 05:44:26 pm »
Are the artificial sweeteners that are used in candies bad for the bees? Can the bees make food or honey from them?
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