1/4 c Honey 1 Egg; beaten 1 ts Vanilla 2 c Shredded coconut 1 c Coarsely chopped walnuts 1 c Chopped dates 2 tb Flour In mixing bowl, combine honey, egg and vanilla. Beat until well blended. Stir in coconut and nuts. Coat dates with 2 tb flour. Add to mixture. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 325F 12 minutes or until done. Yield 2 1/2 dozen Source: Honey .... Any Time From Rod Grant <rodgrant@magi.com> -----
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Make a candy board to overwinter a honeybee colony
In this video, I discuss the benefits of a candy board for overwintering a beehive. Here in SE Indiana, the winters can be long and cold. While I try to have 40+ pounds of honey on a colony before we go into the winter, sometimes, it just doesn’t happen, even if I don’t take a fall honey harvest. So, a candy board is a great way to finish carrying the colony through the winter until spring. Not only does it extend their food stores, but it wicks moisture and prevents condensation from forming above the bee cluster and dripping back down on to them. Bees can take the cold… but they can’t take being cold and wet. There is also a small hole drilled in the front of the candy board that allows excess moisture to escape the top of the hive. Not only that, but in a scenario where the lower entrance is blocked, this hole can also allow the bees out the top to do their needed cleansing flights on warmer flight days. It’s kind of like an insurance policy. It helps a hive through the winter… and any uneaten sugar that is left can be used to make your 1:1 sugar water feed in the spring.
Here's a basic recipe:
2:1 Sugar Water 8lbs sugar to 1/2 gallon of water.
1:1 Sugar Water 4lbs sugar to 1/2 gallon of water.
1 tsp. plain white vinegar (optional)* 1 tsp. HBH if you have it (optional)
* If you choose to use the vinegar (as a mold inhibitor) add it to the water and never use Apple Cider Vinegar as it attracts SHB.
Now of course it’s true that cane sugar is not the best food for a bees gut. I get it… but a colony that has starved over the winter is even worse. I believe when we put bees into a box and keep them from swarming and taking a share of honey, then it’s our responsibility to do all we can to make up for their well-being. The candy board is an indispensable tool that has worked from me every year.
Resources discussed in the video: SE Indiana Beekeepers: Morgan Ranch FB Group: My personal homesteading site:
Making Sugar Syrup for Feeding Bees
This how to video shows how we make sugar syrup for feeding our bees.
Making winter feeds for my bees
In anticipation of needing to feed a few hives that didn't take in quite as much sugar syrup in the Fall as I would like, we make up sugar cakes for winter feeding. This is made into sugar bricks and a candy board. Checkout the Bee Whisperer website at beewhisperer.us
Traditional Chewy Honeycomb Cake (Bake Version)
Ingredients : 200g sugar 200ml water 75g butter 125g plain flour 2 tsp baking soda 4 eggs 150g or 1/2 cup condensed milk 1 tsp essence vanilla
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