Supplemental Feeding

1 . What time or year is of greatest risk of colony starvation?

October and February

2 . According to Delaplane, under what estimated weight when you lift an entire hive from the back should you consider supplemental feeding?

Less than 75 lbs.

3 . Supplemental feeding with sugar water should be no less than _____ part of sugar to ______ part of water.

1 to 1

4 . How do you know nectar is coming into a hive so that you can stop supplemental feeding?

The bees lose interest in the sugar water and nectar “rains” out of the comb.