Making a winter candy board to overwinter honey bees

As a follow up to constructing candy board frames (and because I was asked), here’s how I pack my candy boards with wet sugar. I don’t add pollen or lemon grass like products because I don’t want the bees to be lured past their natural honey stores. These boards are last option insurance policies once their honey is gone. BTW - The candy board actually provides multiple benefits other than a simple food source. 1 - Insulation at the top of the box. The added thermal mass helps create a temperatu

How To Make A Candy Board For Bees

I Want Candy! So Let’s Make A Candyboard For Winter Feeding ‣ Beverly Bees

BEE CANDY RECIPE - Frank the Beeman %