Candy Board For Bees

Along with feeding the bees the candy boards also acts as a moisture absorbent absorbing some of the moisture that naturally occurs in the hive through the winter.

Candy board for bees. Someone said it insulates ventilates and feed i lates. You want it to be in about the middle so that the center of the candy boards can be supported. It is a one piece candy board that provides food ventilation upper insulation and an upper exit entrance to help bees remain healthier during the winter. With the built in upper vent you don t have to worry about snow covering up your hive s lower entrance.

Here are the steps for installing bee candy boards once the covers are off. Some people feed fondant or raw sugar some make hard candy for the bees and others use candy boards. Finally i got the hive back together and strapped it down with the hurricane strap for the vicious winter winds. We look at it as a cheap insurance policy to give your bees a little extra help throughout the winter.

The candy board is supposed to be a replacement for the inner cover instead i decided to place the inner cover above the candy board. In the warmer weather honey bees will drink sugar syrup but the new england winters are much too cold for that and other methods of feeding have to be used. For the bees should they want an upper entrance i simply placed an imirie shim below the candy board. The candy board has quicly become a must have on all our hives.

Then set the candy board on top.