“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble”—MacBeth. Photo ©Alan Nickelson
The following posts are about powdered and granulated sugar, sugar syrup, candy boards, and candy cakes.
- Bee-free hummingbird feeders: how to make hummers safe from bees
- When can I harvest honey from a new hive?
- How to make sugar syrup easy: mistakes to avoid
- Don’t let your bees go hungry
- The simple reason bees dump their sugar outside
- Slicing a brood box into ekes
- Marketing your honey: make your claims crystal clear
- The sugar syrup recipe isn’t hard: don’t overthink
- How important are sugar syrup ratios?
- A hive population wake-up call
- Hydroxymethylfurfural in sugar syrup
- How to make no-cook candy boards for wintering bees
- Rebuttal: bees turn sugar into honey
- What’s wrong with this picture?
- How to feed syrup in winter
- Monitoring mites with a sugar shake
- When the feed is too close
- What’s really in your bottle of honey?
- How to use a quilt with a candy board
- The minimalist guide to winter feeding
- Put the syrup close to the bees
- How long does it take bees to change sugar syrup to honey?
- When a colony refuses to drink
- Can I start a new package on honey instead of syrup?
- Sugar syrup or honey: which is best for bees?
- The syrup solution
- How to make fondant for bees from table sugar
- How to make hard candy from table sugar
- Too many bees for the middle of winter
- Syrup does not belong in a cold hive
- Of mites and men
- Sugar slurry: a feeding option for winter bees
- Mountain Camp feeding: what it is, how to do it
- Winter feed Q & A: liquid vs solid sugar
- Physics for beekeepers: Why bees can eat solid sugar in winter
- Physics for beekeepers: heat transfer in sugar syrup
- Trying to communicate with beekeepers is tough
- Is organic sugar better for honey bees?
- Why feed sugar syrup at all?
- Why won’t my bees cap their syrup?
- The truth about honey bees changing syrup into honey
- Why did my honey granulate?
- Can powdered sugar control Varroa mites?
- Tricks for using a baggie feeder: it takes practice
- What vitamins should I give to my bees?
- How long should I feed a new package of bees?
- Snacking on sugar cakes: it’s a bee thing
- Spring caution: handle the brood nest with care
- Notes on cooking bee candy
- How to make protein-enriched candy boards
- Will cream of tartar harm my honey bees?
- Why are all my bees at the top of the hive?
- Christmas swarm saved by caring homeowner
- The secret of bee tea . . . remains a secret
- How to keep 2:1 syrup from crystallizing
- Candy board advice: know what happens in winter
- How to convert sugar syrup to a different ratio
- How to make candy boards (and candy cakes) for bees
- Autumn feeding of honey bees
- Mountain camp feeder: use for winter feeding only
- Sugar syrup ratios simplified: what you need to know
- Baggie feeders and package installation: update
- How to use a baggie feeder
- Never feed syrup during a nectar flow
- What type of honey bee feeder is best?
- Why feed sugar syrup to honey bees?