Bee feeding

winter feed norm by zone, deficit, syrup recipe: sugar and water needed

Parameters

Colonies

Wintering region

Honey left in nest, kg/colony

Syrup concentration

Sugar price, UAH/kg

Result

Sugar needed

221,00 kg

14,70 kg per colony · cost 7 056,00 UAH

Feed deficit per colony14,00 kg

Water for syrup110,00 L

Total syrup331,00 L

Syrup per colony22,10 L

Feedings (~0.8 L each)28

Finish autumn feeding by mid-September — bees need to process and cap the syrup before cold weather. Thick 2:1 syrup builds winter stores; thin 1:1 stimulates spring brood. Never feed honey of unknown origin (foulbrood risk).

About Bee feeding

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