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What's the concentration, amount, method, and timing for feeding thin sugar water to this cell starter? Do they need a separate water source? The sugar water is for stimulation. The nectar frames give them more sugar than they can use. Does the process change for flows/dearths or subsequent batches (where you swap the frame of started cells with new grafts)?
example cell starter:
This is made the day before grafting. It cages the bees for 24 hours with the grafts.
frame variables:
n = nectar: We will assume this is thick because there is no thin nectar. 1 of these is 1/4 undrawn.
p = 1/2 pollen, 1/2 empty comb
t = temporary: This has a small amount of larvae, and gets replaced by the grafting frame.
frame order: n, p, t, p, n
example cell starter:
This is made the day before grafting. It cages the bees for 24 hours with the grafts.
frame variables:
n = nectar: We will assume this is thick because there is no thin nectar. 1 of these is 1/4 undrawn.
p = 1/2 pollen, 1/2 empty comb
t = temporary: This has a small amount of larvae, and gets replaced by the grafting frame.
frame order: n, p, t, p, n