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Re: [santa_group] Feeding bees

Hi Annette

Can you furnish details of location, what the product is and how you fed
it ?


nettie_hawkins71 wrote:
> Hi Santa_Group members. I have been feeding my bees in the dire
> weather when honey stores were severely depleted, with blocks of
> natural Palm Sugar which I can obtain from a local Asian shopkeeper.
> This has been mentioned to our Apiary manager and he says he sees no
> reason why it should not work. It certainly seems to work with mine.
> best wishes, Annette

Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman or http://www.dave-cushman.net
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Hi Santa_Group members. I have been feeding my bees in the dire weather when honey stores were severely depleted, with blocks of natural Palm Sugar which I...
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Aug 2, 2007
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Hi Annette Can you furnish details of location, what the product is and how you fed it ? ... Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY ...
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Hi Dave. I get blocks of natural unrefined palm sugar from. M. Ashraf, 170 Carr Road, Nelson, Lancashire, U.K. Tel: 01282 601726. I cut a small section out of...
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... Composition known????? ... Cost? Website? Regards to all still here. james kilty http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk...
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Hi Annette, Where are you based? Why are your hives depleted of stores? Have you taken a crop this year? Chris...
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Aug 2, 2007
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Hi Annette, What testure has the sugar? Is it granular like Tate & Lyles as you would put in your tea or powdery like castor sugar or a damp lump like...
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Chris. The blocks are a treacly brown colour and are a bit like fondant. I have not had it analysed. But assume that if it is sold in an Asian shop and also in...
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Aug 2, 2007
10:39 pm

Annette, The point of the Santa Group is to do a bit of science by testing, observing and comparing results. Why not feed one colony with it and compare it...
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