Mistakes To Avoid In The Mountain Camp Method Of Feeding Bees

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There are noticeable differences and we will review the mountain camp method of feeding bees as a way of feeding bees dry sugar.

When it is cold in winter, much like the Candy Board method, the moisture condenses in the sugar.

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 This glues the sugar together, and the fact that some of the sugar is now wet also helps the bees discover that it is sugar.

The Mountain Camp Method Of Feeding Bees

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This method was originally promoted on a few beekeeping chat groups by “Mountain Camp” hence it got named after this user. 

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A Note On Newspaper Use

Many inks still contain toxic compounds – generally, there has been a move away from heavy metals as pigments. 

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How To Avoid The Bees Carting The Sugar Out

Just set it up just before the conditions get really cold and the bees cannot leave the hive at all. In these cold conditions.

2 inch thick spacers to place under my inner cover and then use those to make space for the newspaper sheet and a few pounds of sugar.

Common Mistakes

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ADVICE

Sugar with starch or other additives will cause big problems and kill your bees.

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