{"id":2214,"date":"2021-01-02T15:38:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T15:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/?p=2214"},"modified":"2022-02-26T18:04:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T18:04:24","slug":"feeding-bees-in-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/?p=2214","title":{"rendered":"Feeding Bees in Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I did a quick feed check on all hives in between Christmas and New Year. It was good to see that in most hives the bees were quite far down, which is good. I placed a block of fondant directly on top of the brood frames as a safety precaution. The end of January into February and March is the crucial time. The queen will gradually increase her laying and more food will be consumed to increase the temperature in the hive. This is often the time of year when colonies starve. This whole operation took less than 1 minute. It is important to be quick and not let the bees chill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enid <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/44A4AD08-E021-41E1-8A52-769E1C4FAE8A.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2486\" width=\"571\" height=\"428\"\/><\/figure><\/div><!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DCE10E3A-1370-4B76-8FFF-E5A4C093DD54.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2208\" width=\"574\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DCE10E3A-1370-4B76-8FFF-E5A4C093DD54.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DCE10E3A-1370-4B76-8FFF-E5A4C093DD54-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6E192076-6559-4858-93B7-3E721BFC98DE.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2209\" width=\"575\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6E192076-6559-4858-93B7-3E721BFC98DE.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6E192076-6559-4858-93B7-3E721BFC98DE-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/71DC53E4-4D5C-46CF-A600-9C188BA27B69.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2210\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/71DC53E4-4D5C-46CF-A600-9C188BA27B69.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/71DC53E4-4D5C-46CF-A600-9C188BA27B69-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/148C7D1B-C8F6-4488-ACC5-B6D73F02697B.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2211\" width=\"575\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/148C7D1B-C8F6-4488-ACC5-B6D73F02697B.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/148C7D1B-C8F6-4488-ACC5-B6D73F02697B-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/946B5C4C-018C-424D-8A13-EE48BEAF239B.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2212\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/946B5C4C-018C-424D-8A13-EE48BEAF239B.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/946B5C4C-018C-424D-8A13-EE48BEAF239B-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/8787BA5A-3209-42BE-B51B-C0EC78129700.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2213\" width=\"578\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/8787BA5A-3209-42BE-B51B-C0EC78129700.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/8787BA5A-3209-42BE-B51B-C0EC78129700-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I did a quick feed check on all hives in between Christmas and New Year. 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