Beekeepers Blog

Feeling Frustrated and Ready to Quit? We’ve all been there! You read books, attended a class, watched webinars … Everything you could do, you did! And still your bees and YOU aren’t working out. It can be so frustrating! The...

It almost doesn’t make sense. Everything is beautiful and green… ponds are full…how could we be entering DEARTH? It actually happens even with adequate rain.  What is dearth? According to the dictionary: A scarcity or lack of something – In a...

Drawing comb takes a lot more resources than most people realize—about 10 pounds of honey just to make 1 pound of wax. That’s why feeding syrup can make such a big difference. Whether you’re working with a new hive, adding boxes, or getting supers ready before the flow, giving bees a steady food source helps them build comb faster so they can focus on growing and producing when it really counts.

There’s been a LOT of discussion on social media about using sugar bricks, sugar cakes and “soft” sugar bricks to feed bees. Sugar brick feeding is a main stay for northern beekeepers due to extended winter months and the inability to open hives due to cold and snow.. but what about the rest of us? 

If your hive was fed sufficiently in the fall, odds are they won’t need any additional feeding. However, if they did not go into winter with sufficient stores, or are eating stores faster than expected, you may need to feed...

Beekeepers mix sugar syrup by weight, volume, or guesstimate—but which method really works best? There’s more to consider than you might think, and a few surprising insights could change the way you feed your bees.

Fall Feeding: Fall is the critical time to make sure your bees have enough honey to survive winter—but too much honey can crowd the queen and halt brood production. Learn how to balance feeding, monitor brood space, and adjust stores so your hive enters winter strong, healthy, and ready for spring.

1/1 (Most like Nectar for feeding larvae and drawing out honeycomb) Spring/Summer - 1 Part Sugar with 1 Part Water 4 pound bag of sugar formula: 8 cups of water per bag of sugar. Makes approximately 3 ½ quart jars...

I'm sure you've wondered, Is all this feeding really that necessary? The answer: It kind of is! Feeding is one of the most critical elements to get right. Although populations will naturally decline due to the season, our bees are still raising baby bees needed to bring in a fall nectar flow.

Healthy winter bees are made in the fall. When natural pollen and nectar are limited, strategic feeding of both protein and carbohydrates helps colonies build strong winter populations with the food reserves they need to survive and thrive until spring.