Feeding Bees
In the Feeding Bees category, we cover when, why, and how to feed your bees throughout the year. Learn about sugar syrup ratios, protein patties, pollen substitutes, and seasonal feeding strategies to keep your hive strong and thriving—especially during dearth periods or overwintering prep. Practical guidance for responsible, effective supplemental feeding.
A Survey Of All The Ways To Feed Bees Sugar Syrup Using a Feeder Bee
Learn essential beekeeping techniques with our guide to bee feeders, including types, benefits, feeding tips, and Foxhound Bee Company’s expert recommendations.
Feeding Bees Pollen and Protein Substitutes: What You Need to Know
Learn when to feed pollen substitutes, the differences between patties and powder, and how proper nutrition impacts the productivity of your honey bee colonies.
What Do Bees Eat?
Bees forage from flowers to get both their pollen and nectar, their two energy sources. Not all flowers provide pollen and nectar for bees; some produce one or the other.
The Best And Cheapest Way To Feed Bees
Beekeeping catalogs overflow with options when it comes to feeding bees. Each option comes with negatives and positives. Beekeepers swoon over the opportunity to find the best option for feeding their bees. Until of course it starts getting complicated when hearing the opinions of other beekeepers.
Why Would I Feed My Bees Green Food Coloring?
Even though I really don’t like to feed bees sugar syrup, I have to do it when it is needed. I never, never, never want to have any sugar syrup ending up in a bottle of my honey. It can easily happen to anybody, as capped honey and capped sugar water look exactly the same.
What Is Robbing And What Beekeepers Should Know About Protecting Their Hive
Robbing is when one colony is stealing honey or nectar from the syrup feeder or the inside of another colony. Looting is the best analogy of robbing behavior in a hive. One colony with excess forager bees without a natural food source will look for weak colonies to take advantage of.
Providing Water For Bees
Master Beekeepers Reveal How to Provide Essential Water Sources for Bees. A Must for Every Beekeeper for Beekeeping Success and Hive Health.
Sugar Syrup For Bees
Discover how and when to feed bees sugar syrup, with expert tips on mixing, accurate measurements, and easy preparation to support your hive's health and growth
Sugar Syrup Math For Beekeepers
Figuring out how to make sugar syrup for bees can seem hard with all the different ways to do it. Well make it easier to understand for you.