Nectar-bound Colony
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The frame spaces where the queen should lay are now filled with nectar. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo)
Nectar-bound Colony
We’ve had a long spring in 2022 including bouts of rain - EF1 tornadoes last week - which means bees have had extra time to store flower nectar. Bees use nectar for winter food once they dehydrate it 18% into honey.
This year, rain has delayed getting into the colonies and they have become full of nectar. So much nectar that the queen bee doesn’t have room to lay so the colony decides to swarm.
Here’s a video peek at one of my nectar-bound colonies and how to give bees more room.
