- Joined
- Mar 27, 2012
- Messages
- 2,967
- Reaction score
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- Location
- Suffolk
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 8
I have just had a worrying 5 weeks in Australia reading of the arctic UK weather and fearing for my hives. However I returned just in time for the warm weekend and did a limited inspection. All 6 hives alive (a 7th died end of Feb), 5 with brood and one with a little drone brood only - ? laying worker.
I took off the fondant (25 kg fed in total) because it is messy stuff resting on the frames and salvaged 9 kg. I am trying to dissolve it to make 1:1 syrup but it is not yet fully dissolved despite 18 hours in a warming cabinet at 60C. Has anyone had this problem?
I took off the fondant (25 kg fed in total) because it is messy stuff resting on the frames and salvaged 9 kg. I am trying to dissolve it to make 1:1 syrup but it is not yet fully dissolved despite 18 hours in a warming cabinet at 60C. Has anyone had this problem?