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  • From: "Starks, Walter" <Walter.Starks AT facilities.unc.edu>
  • To: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: "ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org" <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Feeding
  • Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 21:27:43 +0000

My hope is to be able to do a couple of early splits and still have hives
ready for the tulip poplar flow. Right now I have 3 hives. I'd like to
eventually build up to about 8 or 10.

______

Walter




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> On Jan 18, 2015, at 2:26 PM, Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Walter,
>
> What is your goal? If you need lots of bees by the end of February, you can
> feed pollen now. But the nectar flow doesn't start until early/mid April.
> You'll have to feed lots of syrup to keep all those extra bees from
> starving. But if your goal is to pollinate early season crops or make &
> sell early nucs, maybe you do want lots of bees before the nectar flow
> starts. Look at your goals, the calendar and a bee life cycle chart to plan
> an appropriate strategy.
>
> For me, I don't feed pollen -- my goals don't require it. I have lots of
> natural pollen in my area, starting with red maple in January. All
> beekeeping is local -- your situation may vary.
>
> Randall Austin
>
>> On 1/18/2015 1:18 PM, Starks, Walter wrote:
>> Is it too early to start feeding Global Patties?
>>
>> ______
>>
>> Walter
>>
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>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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