HOW TO USE WITH SYRUP FEED:

How much Minerals and Trace Elements FOR BEES should I feed my bees ?

Beekeepers use syrup feed for colony stimulation In Spring and Autumn ( if needed) or when queen rearing.

For best results we recommend that all syrup fed to your bees has Minerals and Trace Elements FOR BEES added.  Simply add 10 ml to every 1 litre of syrup feed and stir.

We recommend feeding your bees about 4 -8 litres of syrup per hive in the Autumn. More if required. This is dependant on the stores available to the bees. Ideally you would feed 4 litres of syrup again in the spring if needed.

This is a totally natural product . Colourless and Odourless. 

ARE YOUR BEES UNDER PERFORMING?

Instructions for spraying with Minerals and Trace Elements FOR BEES and sugar syrup .

Spray the bees and frames lightly with light sugar syrup (1:1) mixed with 10ml per litre of mineral bee. 

To enhance results, hives can also be fed/sprayed in spring or whenever bees are active.

Enhance protein patties by adding 10ml per 1 kg patty.

Can be added to regular syrup or inverted syrup.

Please ensure the temperature of the syrup is cool to lukewarm.

HOW TO USE WITH BEE'S DRINKING WATER:

Add 10 ml of Minerals and Trace Elements FOR BEES to 1 litre of drinking water and stir.

We recommend always making sure bees have drinking water with Minerals and Trace Elements FOR BEES available to them in a bee friendly way. 

For example, a saucer filled with marbles or stones makes an excellent bee friendly drinking station. 

Why is it so important to give bees clean safe drinking water?

Repeated exposure through consumption of puddle water alone can result in various sublethal effects at the individual- and colony-level. Moreover, due to the abundance of water puddles in agriculture-intensive areas and their particularly attractive features for honey bees, they are highly likely to be one of the main, and at times exclusive, supply of water and thus an important source of pesticide exposure. (POSE, Samson-Robert et al, December 2014).

STORAGE AND HANDLING

Store in a cool dry place away from sunlight. Do not allow to freeze. 

Please note this is a natural product and may develop some crystals which will easily dissolve when mixed with water or syrup.

"I used Mineral Bee during the establishment of my late season splits this year. Late season splits are prone to chalk brood and nosema. In my opinion, the use of Mineral Bee has greatly reduced these problems for me this season."Matthew Hill, Abuzz Bees n' Wax - 150+ hives