Bees are often fed with sugar syrup in the fall. This must be done in case of poor honey production, a significant volume of pumping or unsatisfactory quality of honey. It is recommended to feed insects at a specific time, strictly adhering to the technology for preparing the substance. However, sometimes this process is accompanied by problems. In this case, the pressing question arises as to why the bees do not take syrup in the fall.
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Possible reasons
There are a number of factors that cause insects to take syrup poorly or refuse it altogether.
Common factors causing problems include the following:
- The appearance of a strong bribe.When August arrives, honeydew bees often switch to collecting honey and ignore additional nutrition.
- Triggering of insects and a large amount of brood. Weakened individuals will refuse to carry additional feeding, opting for warming the young.
- Development of infections in the hive. Sick individuals will not stockpile.
- Using spoiled or fermented fertilizer. Individuals will not take such a mass.
- Late introduction of additional nutrition. If the temperature is +10 degrees, the bribe stops.
- The appearance of foreign odors in the hive. If there is an odor from mice or the material of the container with feeding, the insects will not take the feeding.
One of the main reasons for refusal is the behavior of the uterus. Before the end of honey collection in bad weather, the queen stops laying and does not resume it when adding sugar syrup. As a result, worker bees wear out. At the same time, there are too few young insects to carry and process the feeding.
What to do if the bees don't take the syrup?
To fix the problem, it is important to determine the reasons for its occurrence. If insects do not take the sugar mass due to illness, it is recommended to spray the hive with a medicine. Sometimes bees refuse to feed because the consistency is too thick.In such a situation, it is necessary to reduce the dosage of the concentrate in order to avoid fermentation processes in the feeders.
Bees refuse sugar syrup for various reasons. To cope with this problem, it is important to establish the causes of its occurrence and immediately take measures to eliminate them.
