Mann Lake FD357 Bee Pro Patties with Pro Health, 10-Pound
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Being uncertain about how big your nuc is or where your nuc will live-Alaska or Florida-makes answering this question difficult. However, if 4 is the case Where I am (Virginia), I think one patty would be adequate and I hope you are feeding sugar syrup to each of your nucs. Neither a queen nor bees have ever seemed to have problems "settling in" to me, so my hives and nucs have never been closed off there. It will also need plenty of ventilation if you close up the nuc/hive. My suggestion would be to simply have them delivered to your home (I just clicked on your screen name and saw you live in North Carolina). You can close them up without ventilation for no more than 24 hours to help them adjust to their new living situation. The queen of the colony will replace them within a couple of days, even if you lose a few foragers. You will do well.
Peeling the paper off is not a good idea. Bees tear off the paper as needed, and the paper keeps the patty from drying out. The paper also slows down hive beetles from laying their Until they stop taking it, I use half a patty a week on a new package hive. Observe any larvae of hive beetles that may lay in this patty, and throw it away if you find them.
The freezing winter months are not the best time to feed. It is best to wait until it is warm enough for the bees to be active (daytime temperatures above 54 degrees fahrenheit). Placing a patty on top of the frames under the cover is the easiest way to feed them when you are ready.
Bees devoured some that I had frozen over a year ago and I'm sure they enjoyed it
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My business will be carried out by more reputable suppliers of bees. The same applies to I would like to offer new beekeepers my best wishes. Hive beetles love these patties because they're soft, which makes them an excellent breeding ground. You should look for a firmer, harder candy if you live in a region that has a lot of beetles If you wish, you may make them yourself - like patty. Beetles often live in your hives for a long time after they nest in your soft pads for a long.
A bug and pupae were present when I bought the product. It is unclear what they are or whether they are harmful, so until I figure out what they are, the bees will not be It is my first year keeping and I inherited these bees after a number of neglects. They will need a lot of help over the winter.
In my reading, I had read that there should be another source of food until the flowers bloom and the nectar One of the bees was added after I installed the bees We added a pound of sugar to each hive and then covered every hive. I checked on them a week later and found that almost half the pollen patties were gone, as well as most of the Y'all, we already ran out of water! There is no waste with this product since it can be frozen. It comes in ten one-ounce containers. Packages of 10 pounds are available for ease of use. It would have been more efficient to cut these in half, which is probably what I should have done. As soon as I run out of this, I will definitely order more.
It was such a good purchase to get a pollen patty for my bees package. There are mixed opinions about what I read online. Also, I read that the bees will not eat anything if they do not need It would be silly not to try. After the package bees settled in for their first week in the hive, I placed a half patties inside them. I did not remove any paper, but I did see one bee pull a quarter-sized piece of food through the top of the hive. Obtain a white piece of paper the size of a postcard and carry it away from the hive. After a week, here is a picture of the progress.
The only complaint I had was how sticky it was. I am not complaining, although I guess that is the way it is supposed to be. Introducing this to my bees was the first time I actually saw actual excitement in them. It was immediately grabbed and kept by them. I even got stung by them trying to take Even the sugar water did not seem as interesting to them as this. I was astonished at how excited the crowd was. When I first saw this package, I thought "wow, this is a lot of honey, I'll never use all of this", but then I saw my hives thoroughly consume an entire patty in less than The biggest thing I'm worried about is how they'll find it in my shed.
Despite some slight hiccups, the bees seem to love it, and it was relatively The unused portion is kept in the fridge since one piece per hive has lasted quite awhile this year because spring came a bit early and fall/winter came a little early. They need the extra food this year because it's been so cold. Some reviews have said it was sticky and messy. I think that this may have something to do with how it was packaged and shipped. Since the box arrived when I wasn't home, it was hot, but when the driver (who makes a lot of deliveries to our place) transported it into the garage, the contents did not melt. In addition, there is no protection from the elements for the package, so it could easily get hot or melt in transit to the buyer or sitting on a porch in the summer. Although the product itself is wonderful and I am fortunate to have a great Amazon driver, I think the product should be packaged in a manner that keeps it safe.
If you have ten pounds of this, you'll have a lot of bee candy and patties. Well, I guess It was just a matter of freezing the remainder. If this amount continues at the current rate, it should last for approximately an eternity! The consistency of this product is similar to hard taffy. It appears well made. Keep in mind that it WILL get soft and tacky if it's stacked in a hive, so put something underneath so that it won't stick to anything at all. The taffy will probably attract some bees, and I'm sure there will be some lost because they will get stuck in it, but there's little we can do about that. It took me half a pound to put it in There are 10 one-inch discs included in the package The dimensions of rectangular blocks are pound. Regardless, this is what I was looking for Now that I have a lot of it, I'm really excited! This is something you probably will need if you have bees.
I found it hard to keep my fingers from getting stuck (but washed them off easily), and found it difficult to get the separating paper off, but the bees loved it. . . so I find no reason to complain. I didn't want to die of starvation if spring arrives too late at the mountains. The weather has also been really dry here this year. Our pollination efforts are limited to one hive. I see there is a "Rate features" section, and one of the categories is "flavor". The patty was rolled up, put on plastic wrap, and put it in a corner for the hive. Are you serious? As much as I'd like to, I didn't plan to eat it, so it doesn't matter what I think of the taste!.
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