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new beekeeper here, picking up my first ever package in ~3 weeks. I bought an 'in hive' feeder from mann lake (takes up about 2 frames, and is about half the depth of a deep hive...most are probably familiar with this feeder, it's black and has 'funnels' that the bees walk down into). How much should I give the bees? Fill it up once with a 1:1 solution and that's it? When they get through that, take it out, add frames back in it's place, and the bees are ready to fend for themselves?
EDIT: I think I found the 'general' answer: https://carolinahoneybees.com/how-to-feed-a-new-package-of-bees-keys-to-success/
Sounds like I need to keep feeding them (or at least 'offering' food to them) until they have established their brood boxes. So that could be the entire first summer.
EDIT: I think I found the 'general' answer: https://carolinahoneybees.com/how-to-feed-a-new-package-of-bees-keys-to-success/
Sounds like I need to keep feeding them (or at least 'offering' food to them) until they have established their brood boxes. So that could be the entire first summer.