GardenFork.TV Honeybee Sugar Cake recipe for winter feeding. Watch our Winter Feeding Beekeeping video that shows how to feed your bees in winter using these sugarcakes. More great videos and how-to articles on www.GardenFork.TV
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white sugar is refined, and to me and many beekeepers, its fine to feed to bees. raw sugar also known as demerra or turbinado sugar has a brownish cast.
brown sugar, as its known to most people, is refined sugar that still has the molasses in it, or refined sugar that has molasses added to it.
good question, but no, the sugar is food for them to eat in winter, honey is made from nectar they collect, honey cannot be made from any sugar you feed them. thx, eric.
I believe in eating organic. So I avoid most commercially produced sugar which is made from sugar beets. Most sugar beets are genetically modified. I am wondering if this is something to be concerned about…
suncountryairline
August 2, 2012 at 11:09 pm Reply
100% Sugar cake… mmmmm…
ac130pan
August 2, 2012 at 4:09 pm
yes, caramelized sugar is bad for bees, the beauty of this method is you are not heating the sugar, you are just adding some water.
erochow
August 2, 2012 at 4:25 pm
white sugar is refined, and to me and many beekeepers, its fine to feed to bees. raw sugar also known as demerra or turbinado sugar has a brownish cast.
brown sugar, as its known to most people, is refined sugar that still has the molasses in it, or refined sugar that has molasses added to it.
erochow
August 2, 2012 at 4:34 pm
actually white sugar has additives raw sugar doesn’t and raw sugar is brown
ilovethe69ersomuch
August 2, 2012 at 5:33 pm
overcooked sugar kills bees. It is called caramel or something like that. Be really careful what you do…
maxmagnus777
August 2, 2012 at 5:52 pm
To help control pesky varroa mites.
bugboyandy
August 2, 2012 at 6:32 pm
good question, but no, the sugar is food for them to eat in winter, honey is made from nectar they collect, honey cannot be made from any sugar you feed them. thx, eric.
erochow
August 2, 2012 at 7:22 pm
Would the essential oils add flavor to the honey?
Brian Johnson
August 2, 2012 at 7:44 pm
thanks for watching, bunch more bee vids on our YouTube channel, eric – GardenFork
erochow
August 2, 2012 at 8:21 pm
great video thanks.
hogkillerjp
August 2, 2012 at 8:53 pm
What is the purpose of the spearmint essential oil?
crcaccounts
August 2, 2012 at 9:50 pm
That’s way cool…
sbjennings99
August 2, 2012 at 10:23 pm
S W E E T !!!!!
Keep the info and updates growing our way :-{}
DBIGMAN812MANY
August 2, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Interesting!
russtex
August 2, 2012 at 10:38 pm
I believe in eating organic. So I avoid most commercially produced sugar which is made from sugar beets. Most sugar beets are genetically modified. I am wondering if this is something to be concerned about…
suncountryairline
August 2, 2012 at 11:09 pm