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Bee Troubles Forseen
Because of Mild Winter
Virginia’s bees are likely to be in trouble, because of the mild winter this year,' warns J. M. Amos, insect and disease specialist at VPI. ,
He explains that normally bees will pass the winter in better condition if temperatures are 2 cool instead of un sually warm. j In warm weather, the colonies be- j gin to raise young bees abnor- j mally early, and will consume un- ; usually large amounts of honey 1 and pollen. It doesn’t take long to exhaust all the reserve food in the colony, and the bees starve.
The danger months are March and April, so Amos advises beekeepers to examine the colonies early to determine if they are in need of feeding. Anytime there are less than 15 pounds in the hive, the colony should be fed.
The best artificial food for bees is a syrup made of one or two parts of granulated sugar to one part of water. Feed inside the colony, rather than on the outside in the apiary, beca se the weak colonies will be more likely to get their share.
A bulletin entitled “B.eekeeping in Virginia” gives directions on how to feed bees, and other information on apiary managemeftt, and is available at the county agent’s office.
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