Checked all 3 hives again yesterday and decided to change to feeding sugar syrup, if needed, rather than fondant. They were all out foraging in the warm sunny weather.
The Paddies had almost finished the fondant, so we moved the feeder board back and put in the syrup feeder with 2 jars of 1:1 syrup. In the process we saw that they had some capped worker brood which is great. There was less evidence of wax moth damage, so hopefully they have dealt with it themselves. There had however been a mouse in the roof space as the insulation mat (old bath mat) had been chewed.
The Posties had completely finished their fondant, so we removed the feeder board and gave them the same amount of syrup. There was some evidence of the presence of wax moths so we need to keep an eye on that.
The Dolphins are the biggest colony but hadn't finished the fondant. This is probably because they had the most of their own stores left. There was no evidence of wax moths.
Quite pleased overall that they have all got through the winter safely.
The Paddies had almost finished the fondant, so we moved the feeder board back and put in the syrup feeder with 2 jars of 1:1 syrup. In the process we saw that they had some capped worker brood which is great. There was less evidence of wax moth damage, so hopefully they have dealt with it themselves. There had however been a mouse in the roof space as the insulation mat (old bath mat) had been chewed.
The Posties had completely finished their fondant, so we removed the feeder board and gave them the same amount of syrup. There was some evidence of the presence of wax moths so we need to keep an eye on that.
The Dolphins are the biggest colony but hadn't finished the fondant. This is probably because they had the most of their own stores left. There was no evidence of wax moths.
Quite pleased overall that they have all got through the winter safely.
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