Uses of stored syrup after lost colony
PostPosted:24 Mar 2020, 16:57
Last year I was given 2 swarms, my first bees, and nice ones luckily! The first is doing well, a question about them later. The second rather small probably a caste. It was decided to see how they went. They survived until February
I'm cleaning out the hive, no signs of disease, lots of stored syrup not really any pollen, so maybe I should have added some candy sooner. Anyway, I know it's best not to use the syrup for bees, but could I use it for cooking with, bottling or crystallising? It seems a shame to waste it.
So it was an interesting sticky afternoon learning to deal with comb, and at least I will have some wax out of it.
Also could the brood comb be used to make fire lighters?
I'm loving keeping bees at long last
I'm cleaning out the hive, no signs of disease, lots of stored syrup not really any pollen, so maybe I should have added some candy sooner. Anyway, I know it's best not to use the syrup for bees, but could I use it for cooking with, bottling or crystallising? It seems a shame to waste it.
So it was an interesting sticky afternoon learning to deal with comb, and at least I will have some wax out of it.
Also could the brood comb be used to make fire lighters?
I'm loving keeping bees at long last