Got some hives where I'm running all mediums. Honey flow is done for the most part. I usually run a deep and a medium and take the feeder off when I add a third story.
For those who are running all mediums, when do you take the feed away?
The hives in question are swarms that are a couple of weeks old. How would you manage colonies such as this in terms of them having enough food to get through winter and considering that the main flow is over? Is what they store around the broodnest enough? Would you keep feeding and add supers? Really don't like that idea as the bees don't usually consume all I leave them in a super for the winter. That leaves me with syrup in supers in the Spring. Would you feed through winter?
Thanks!
For those who are running all mediums, when do you take the feed away?
The hives in question are swarms that are a couple of weeks old. How would you manage colonies such as this in terms of them having enough food to get through winter and considering that the main flow is over? Is what they store around the broodnest enough? Would you keep feeding and add supers? Really don't like that idea as the bees don't usually consume all I leave them in a super for the winter. That leaves me with syrup in supers in the Spring. Would you feed through winter?
Thanks!