She also suggested: Also, beekeepers feed 1:1 sugar to water. Hummer summer
recipe is generally 1:4. An online suggestion was to lessen sugar - another
possibility yr friend could try....
On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 9:22 PM, Barbara Millikan <
barbara.millikan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
One of my beekeeper friends said: "Bees are hungry. Nectar sources are
drying up, and sugar water is a great (and easy) go to. It's what
beekeepers feed in the hive when nectar is scarce. Once bees have found it,
it can be a challenge to discourage them. Suggestions are different style
feeders with bee guards, remove feeder for a few days to break cycle. It's
a known issue, so there's likely additional ideas/specialized equip on
line...hope this helps!"
Barbara
On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 4:31 PM, Larry McQueen <larmcqueen@xxxxxxx> wrote:
My experiments failed and the bees prevailed. All the my feeders are
like this. Emptied in a few hrs. Never happened before this summer.