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Offline Blair Sampson

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FEEDING FONDANT
« on: March 22, 2021, 08:39:28 am »
I have been peeking into my hives and  feeding my colonies fondant patties since mid-February.  These patties last approx 3 weeks. Since its not yet warm enough to open any of my hives for a look see, I'm wondering if the bees are consuming all of these fondant patties or do they also store a portion of patties for later consumption? 

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Re: FEEDING FONDANT
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2021, 10:33:02 am »
Perry can better answer this, but my "guess" would be they store liquids and only consume solids.
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Re: FEEDING FONDANT
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2021, 08:15:13 am »
I am not Perry, but living in northern WI, I can also speak to this.  They do not store anything from the candy board / fondant / sugar bricks.   
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Re: FEEDING FONDANT
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2021, 03:05:49 pm »
This is news to me! Good thread here  :)
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