On Sunday 4th October whilst doing a hive
inspection we gave the bees a good drenching. I have been putting ‘Hive Alive’
in the syrup which I have been feeding them to give them a boost and
‘drenching’ is a method suggested on the packaging.
To ‘drench’ the bees you make a 1:1 sugar syrup and
add 1ml of ‘Hive Alive’ to every 100ml of syrup. You then put this in a spray
bottle and use this to spray the frames within the hive. It is an easy process
as you spray the bees too so it is quick to apply. Simply take a frame out of
the hive, spray both sides and replace. Continue systematically through the
hive thoroughly spraying each frame including wax, brood, eggs and bees.
Hive alive;
•
Only product proven to make your colonies 89% stronger and
more productive*
more productive*
• Promotes
intestinal well-being
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Quickest and easiest to use
• Prevents
syrup from fermenting
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Additional uses and benefits
In the hive we go!! |
Healthy brood pattern with honey
stores surrounding. The bees were nice and calm throughout the drenching and we
saw the queen who hatched and mated in 2015 and is marked blue.
To find out more about 'HiveAlive' and it's benefits to bees go here. I did!!
By Annabel McCabe.