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Offline skullring

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Will bees cap syrup?
« on: June 09, 2007, 08:34:12 pm »
I was just wondering will bees cap sugar syrup that they have stored in cells?   :?  Or will they only cap honey?  Thanks :mrgreen:
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Re: Will bees cap syrup?
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2007, 10:40:25 pm »
Yes they will. They will mix the two also, that is why it is not wise to over feed.
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Re: Will bees cap syrup?
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2007, 11:39:10 pm »
They do not know the difference.  It's just nectar to them.
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Re: Will bees cap syrup?
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2007, 02:06:33 am »
IF you fell that you must keep track of the capped sryup pepole have told me that a drop or two of green food coloring added will make it visable to the eye. myself i always add a few drops of lemon grass oil to the batch the reason i like to now where the syrup lays is because I also add Fumagilin-B something that i think we will see  alot more of because of the recent nosema strain they have found incomon whith SOME CCD loses. :shock:
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Re: Will bees cap syrup?
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2007, 04:41:23 am »
wow, what a great idea!!!-the food grade color!
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Re: Will bees cap syrup?
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2007, 07:55:22 pm »
Let's see, food coloring in the sugar syrup.  Different colors for different batches.  Look, Ma! There's a rainbow in my hive.  Designer honey.  Would you like magenta or Aquamarine?
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