Winter feed

Feed consumption per colony over winter months

Parameters

Consumption norm: ~1 kg feed per colony per flightless month + 20–25 kg honey in the nest in autumn. Sugar syrup for top-up — 3:2 (sugar:water) in September; stimulating laying in winter is forbidden. Candy above the cluster is Jan–Feb insurance. Crystallized honey frames are worse than candy — bees starve next to forgotten feed in corners.

Calculation

Honey in nest (autumn)
250 кг
Winter consumption
40 кг
Candy insurance
15 кг
Total stock
290 кг