Along these lines.... I am going to make sugar bricks tonight to put in hives tomorrow. But it's staying colder than unusual here for this time of year, and Accuweather.com predicts highs mostly in the 50s through the rest of April. And lows in the 30s, 40s, maybe even 20s. Unbelievable.
Here's the thing. Bees take syrup better than bricks. I'm thinking of using an extra super and putting the syrup inside the hive to keep it warm. I want strong hives for when the flow does arrive. But 2 questions.
1) Putting an empty super or deep on top to keep the syrup warm also means a lot of dead space above the brood nest that also has to be kept warm. That seems like not such a good idea given my predicted temperature range. Thoughts?
2) I'm feeding UltraBee and sugar bricks. But I wonder if changing to syrup would create an ugly scenario of quick buildup, bad weather, swarm pressure, too cold for queens to mate or for swarms to survive. A voice in my head is saying "Patience, take it easy there, pal." Should I listen?
I don't mean to hijack this thread, but these seems related to the OP's overall questions.
Thanks.