I decided it was time to feed the bees and because they are the only ones in the area (or so I thought) it would be ok to use an external feeder. I was amazed when I looked at the feeder and saw all of the bees. There were hundreds of bees and all of them hungry. I filled up the feeder in the morning with about 2-2.5 quarts of sugar syrup in the morning and by five pm it was bone dry empty. I couldn't believe how many bees there were and how fast they went through all of the food. It wasn't until later that day when I found out that they had put bees in the orchard (less then 1/4 of a mile from the house) that it made sense what was happening and I learned that I need to wait until I get the bees in their hive and then feed them using an internal feeder so that the food will not be available for other bees.
I guess I still have a lot to learn.
No comments:
Post a Comment