You have the gene, and it takes more than luck to keep bees for any length of time. How you proceed is determined more by several factors: size of frame; are toy running double deeps; how many supers you have; queen entrance excluders for swarm prevention; most importantly, your location for nectar sources and what seasons are bountiful for your bees. Varroa mites and wax moths are both a dreadful scourge, for us, and must be treated, or controlled by certain measures. nostr:nprofile1qqswvecv67selg4kt6798430saw09y2mx7g93gdhm8cqzdzw8t6fr0cppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5qs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsjutp6v will have much more important input for you than I. Congratulations on your 3 year tenure; I BEElieve you have proved your mettle in the magnificent role of apiculture.

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Do you feed your bees sugar water? I am new to bee keeping, I have seen some people that say sugar water is not good and some say if you don’t feed them they will die, any help is greatly appreciated 😊

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Yes, feed them 1:1 parts pure sugar, pure water. Do not feed them high fructose corn syrup, or do any feeding during the honey flows (unless it is a swarm you caught, then they need it for 3 weeks sometimes).

Thank you😊