Overwintered Nucs - Episode 7 - Feeding Sugar Fondant

Overwintered Nucs - Episode 7 - Feeding Sugar Fondant

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[johnnycorcoran]

Just wondering if u would have any advice for me please
I have a few frames left in supers that are not fully capped just wondering what I should do should I leave them with them and hope they cap them or should I just harvest the honey anyway and eat it fast

[davidianoliver]

Are you feeding fondant rather than syrup because it won’t clog up the brood nest in the same way as syrup? Or is it just what you happened to have to hand?

[alfie]

Does your feeding of sugar syrup in the previous video and fondant here change if you give the bees foundation only? i.e. no drawn comb available for them to expand on?

[GC]

I watched "feeding bees exclusively fondant" (Thank you - I've ordered some for delivery next week - 1st week of September) a few days ago and now this. I'm curious.... sugar is sugar - whether in solid or 1:1 or 2:1 (OK bit more complicated but glossing over that). Am I correct in thinking a lighter syrup when hot circa 20 degrees/August time in the UK, a heavier syrup (say between 10-20 deg C) and fondant as the temp falls further. I assume that the bees will be happy with fondant or syrup when say windy/cloudy/wet in August. They key being (as explained on page 15 "the problem with cold syrup" in the September 2021 edition of BeeCraft - which has an excellent article on feeding) that below 10 deg C fondant is the thing for bees rather than syrup. It's a bit confusing for the rookie (me) that there can potentially be 3 types of sugar based feed to use within a 2 month window of August & September.