Been using it since April, I put a pollen patty then fondant on top. Bees can choose what they want. We have pollen coming in and they still eat the patty’s because they have sugar in them. I love fondant tho
Are you overwintering these on a single brood? Most places seems to suggest a double brood or brood and a half - would appreciate your input/thoughts as my first year wintering British National hives and not sure whether to go Single or Double? Thanks
I have one of the new 12 frames Abello hives. I would really like to reduce them down to 10 frame supers using castellations but it does not seem to really support it. What are you doing with your 12 frame supers? Do you just leave them as 12 frames?
I bought a few boxes last week to try this but didn’t think I could do it so early with the wasps. I’ll be doing this next visit! Thanks
Added fondant to mine yesterday
I have a lot of sugar this year but I much prefer the idea of doing this in future. Cheers Laurence
Thanks for that.
You're welcome, Peter :D
It would be good to see a video with the costs of 2-1, invert and fondant and try them side by side in one apiary to experiment cost vs outcome?
I'll add it to the list 😀
I'm waiting until my Apiguard treatment finishes next week and then I'll be feeding hard for a few weeks
Been using it since April, I put a pollen patty then fondant on top. Bees can choose what they want. We have pollen coming in and they still eat the patty’s because they have sugar in them. I love fondant tho
Try sugar syrup with a starch binder like a pudding
Chocolate Falls sell a hard fondant and a soft fondant, which one is suitable for the bees? Both in their bee keepers section.
just had a look on the website and I cant tell the difference! They both look the same to me. We use Bako 12.5kg white sugar fondant.
How often should you check the bees in the winter?, I'm doing weekly checks at the mo
Monthly is ample if you are feeding fondant. Just need the occasional heft
@@BlackMountainHoney cheers 👍
How are you going to put that in your horizontal hive?
Im feeding them with syrup but you can feed them with fondant over the fondant hole. Ill do a video on it ;)
Are you overwintering these on a single brood? Most places seems to suggest a double brood or brood and a half - would appreciate your input/thoughts as my first year wintering British National hives and not sure whether to go Single or Double? Thanks
Anything works but defo dont get your shallows involved. Just makes a right old mess.
I have one of the new 12 frames Abello hives. I would really like to reduce them down to 10 frame supers using castellations but it does not seem to really support it. What are you doing with your 12 frame supers? Do you just leave them as 12 frames?
We use SN4 frames and just space them by eye. Bees then propolise into place
Would you do it in the spring or do you not bother?
Only if they need further feeding. The fondant just gets left on all the way through until its time to expand and use supers
@@BlackMountainHoney yeah tbf that seems way simpler than syrup
Expensive. 12.5 KG fondant anything up to £36. 30 colonies, approx. £1000 to feed, more if topping up Quick, easy but expensive..
Where are you buying your fondant??????
I paid £8.20 per 12.5kg block.
I got it for £11inc vat in Northern Ireland
Simon the beekeeper is selling 12.5kg for £11.50 which without bulk buying I'd say was a good price.
Price powdered sugar. That’s all it is,with water.
@@Alitotheg I live in North of Ireland where did you get it at that price AL ?