tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post9022118930987695123..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: Feeding BeesPioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-35516831310341856272013-05-22T22:24:10.694-04:002013-05-22T22:24:10.694-04:00Gracie - The issue I have with the top feeders is ...Gracie - The issue I have with the top feeders is so much of it goes bad and as you said the ants. Plus it adds alot of moisture tot he hive.<br /><br />LOL That encourages me to NOT use cinnamon :)<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-25396988012019812512013-05-22T22:22:56.251-04:002013-05-22T22:22:56.251-04:00Anon - That would be like open feeding which would...Anon - That would be like open feeding which would be the same buffet line to the pests. I do that in Winter for the days the girls can get out but I doubt it would work well in Spring/Summer.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-68834441440683456202013-05-22T12:57:38.480-04:002013-05-22T12:57:38.480-04:00I lost two hives this winter due to a combination ...I lost two hives this winter due to a combination of robbing and varroa mites. I am using the gallon buckets with the screens as hive top feeders and am also fighting ants. So far they don't seem to be bothering the bees though. I heard that if you sprinkled cinnamon around on top of the inner cover, it would discourage the ants and the bees don't mind. Lies! The bees most certain do mindGraciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840654341546840558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-9761899354701659142013-05-22T11:23:27.479-04:002013-05-22T11:23:27.479-04:00Just an idea, but have you looked at chicken nippl...Just an idea, but have you looked at chicken nipples? They are used for watering chickens and they only allow a drop at a time. You just drill holes in the bottom of a 5-gallon bucket (or any container), and insert the nipples then hang from a tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com