>How do I know the difference?
You don't really...
>If they are storing syrup, is it time to stop feeding?
If they have capped stores and things are blooming, I would stop.
>I'm still getting conflicting information on how long to feed.
That is because some people believe that feeding can't hurt. In my experience they are wrong. Sometimes I get the impression that people who say "feeding can't hurt" have never actually fed bees... it often hurts. It sets off robbing, it drowns bees, it upsets the microbe balance in the hive, it can cause a weak hive to swarm if they take it fast enough and backfill the brood nest.
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesfeeding.htm
You don't really...
>If they are storing syrup, is it time to stop feeding?
If they have capped stores and things are blooming, I would stop.
>I'm still getting conflicting information on how long to feed.
That is because some people believe that feeding can't hurt. In my experience they are wrong. Sometimes I get the impression that people who say "feeding can't hurt" have never actually fed bees... it often hurts. It sets off robbing, it drowns bees, it upsets the microbe balance in the hive, it can cause a weak hive to swarm if they take it fast enough and backfill the brood nest.
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesfeeding.htm