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I live in Atkinson and things are just starting to bloom. I have 4 new hives, 2 from packages, 2 from NUC's. All new frames and plastic foundation. The packages were installed on April 9, the NUC's April 27. The NUC's came with 4 drawn out frames with larvae, honey, and pollen. These are all 8 frame supers and I have added 4 new frames to the NUC's. I've had board feeders on them all but I am seeing they are using less of the sugar water as nectar and pollen is available in the wild. My question is as I add more supers with new frames should I continue to feed the sugar water? Thanks
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Hello, thanks for the questions Ernie.
With the cooler wet weather this month the bees are going to be slow to consume the cooled syrup in a Boardman feeder because it is outside of the hive. Bees will consume more from in frame feeders and top feeders during these rainy cold days. Allow the bees to draw out 80% of the frames in the brood box before adding another, this will be faster work in your nuc starts. Feed until the brood chamber is complete.
The typical Nebraska nectar flow will begin in early June, remove syrup feeders from the hives one week before adding the honey supers you intend to extract from.
Good luck! ~ MV