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Education
Winter Feeding Block Recipe
Bring the water to a rolling boil. Add Sugar and stir well (be careful as it will burn you easily). Add Honey B Healthy and Vinegar. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally and monitor temperature. Using candy thermometer, bring to 250°F. If you go over, it can foam up and boil over. Remove from heat. Add Pollen Sub slowly so it does not clump. Stir well, being careful to not get it on bare skin. You can use a paint mixer attached to a drill for this step, just do not remove it from the mix until the paddle has stopped so you do not fling hot sugar on yourself. Once mixed and most clumps are broken down, pour into pie pans. Let cool. Makes 9 1.5lb patties in 8 inch pie pans.
Tools You Need
- Large Pot (We use one 12 inches diameter and 12 inches tall)
- Spoon with long handle
- 9 8 inch Pie Pans
- Gloves
- Candy Thermometer
- Optional- Paint mixer for drill
Ingredients You Need
- 12.5 lbs Sugar
- 1 Quart Water
- 2 TBSP White Vinegar
- 3 TBSP Honey-B-Healthy
- 3 Cups (just under 1lb) Ultra Bee Pollen Supplement
VARROA MITES
The second most common reason bees do not survive (the first being us beekeepers messing them up). It is very important to treat for mites multiple times throughout the year using an Integrated Pest Management System. The Honey Bee Health Coalition has developed this handy tool to help you determine which treatment is best for you.
Varroa Mite Under a Microscope
What Is That Flower/ Tree Blooming?
See what is in bloom or what comes in bloom next using the Ohio State University’s Phenology Calendar. The calendar uses “degree days”, or days above 50 degrees and nights above freezing with the temperatures averaged. Plants bloom on a certain degree day so you can use this calendar to see what pollen is coming in and help prepare for the nectar flows.
