I am a new bee keeper is this winter food
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I use this in the spring and make patties out of it. If you have a weak hive, you can feed this too all year
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No. Not necessarily. It can be used in the springduring build up and the fall as bees prepare for winter. I know some who feed it all year to weak hives. If you live in an area with less diversity in flowering plants, i'd consider it.
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It is a dry pollen substitute you will probably want to get it in the patty form because they do not fly when it is cold so they will not get the dry feed
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Yes, it is winter food and spring food. In the Northeast, bees are fed a lot it seems. They need protein from pollen, energy from their stored honey in winter. Some also feed sugar patties. In spring before flowers provide it, they get pollen patties made with sugar syrup. And more sugar syrup to get strong and start increasing their numbers.
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I haven't found any bees on my traps. Gnats, fruit flies, aphids and house flies are the only other animals I've seen, so far.
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Hi there, I haven't used the product in the winter time yet. So far, when it rains a lot , the product is pretty sturdy and the seeds don't get wet . I live in midtowm west Manhattan and have 2 beautiful cardinals come to this feeder after hanging it for about 1 week. If you decide to buy this product, just make sure you buy sun flower seeds that its size is not too large and able to be taken out from the metal sift.or u can use black oil sunflower seed .
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I've had this feeder for about a week and it constantly has bees in it. They stick their head in there and all I see are bee butts. I actually came back here looking for "feeder tips" or some kind of screen!
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When I eat it I just store it in the cabinet out of sunlight. I also try to eat it every day so as to use it up in a reasonable amount of time. It's honey with pollen and royal jelly in it. Honey keeps for a very long time in the cabinet. You don't want to freeze it, I think it would be frozen and uneatable in that state.
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It is dry inside. However there was a big spider in mine this week so it isnt airtight. I cant answer the snow question cause we dont really have that much in my state. Overall I like the box.
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I have a Black Dragon Wisteria but it did not bloom this year because I planted it in the summer. I do know that my Russian sage attracts honeybees every year and I use to have a Summersweet and every year around July 4th, it was covered with honeybees. Honey bees are endangered in the wild and not as common to see anymore. You may want to look into buying a home for Mason bees. They are said to be the best pollenators and they are really fascinating.
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I love my feeders, I have 3 of them. I keep one in the house in the cold weather. When snow or ice freezes on top I can't unscrew them. So you could bring it in overnight and then it would thaw out and easy to unscrew. Richard
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this is a tropical plant and is very particular about its environment, as i live in New York i will not be putting it out side, that said i am sure if a bee where to go inside, it would would run the risk of getting stuck.
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No reason at all Mine has been up all winter in very cold weather with a much heavier feeder and a squirrel trying to get to the food. No problem with it at all. Go for it!
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Our trap catches mostly yellow jackets and flies, but bees can get in. The one time a bee got in we opened the top and let it out. Hope that helps.
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No, I didn't put anything in mine. Mine has only caught wood bees. Make sure you hang it where it won't swing too much or it won't work.
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we take this tiffany inspired bird bath in for the winter. I think it might crack under cold winter weather.
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I don't know. I had ordered bee guards with mine but honestly I didn't even try them as I didn't need them. All you need to do to keep the bees away, and believe me I had hundreds on my old feeders, is make sure you don't drip the sugar water on the outside. If you do, simply take a little bit of water and rinse it off. I really love these feeders.
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I'm not sure. The cupcake I took home was in the fridge for a week, and the bumblebees on it were still in tact. They're a thick sugar shape (kinda like the thickness of a sugar cube).
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I have yes you can but do not have to pollinate by hand you can actually open a window and let sum bees in as long as bees are around they ll do there job. But for winter time i would go ahead and order sum frozen bees to pollinate. "Amazon they have everything."
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They stayed for about a week from what I noticed. We did have some cold weather during that time frame though. They are great to watch. I would suggest to the seller to add more food. One teaspoon doesn't cut it. Especially, when some of it spills out, which I understand, the little critters need to eat to stay alive.