Two very important points that need to be made clear 1. we only feed bees to put stores in or stimulate the colony and to prevent bees from starving. We DO NOT feed syrup to harvest honey. 2. When dissolving sugar in hot water, ensure the syrup cools down to room temperature before feeding bees Feeding Bees leading up to winter is also important to remember. And if you missed it, you can watch the Wintering Bees video we uploaded at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4SIeNtfF53w.html
I know Bruce is an absolute wealth of knowledge about all things bees and thank you so much for capturing a small portion of that knowledge and sharing it with everyone!
It is a biosecurity risk to feed bees honey because honey can carry harmful things like AFB. It's always best if you need to feed your bees, to follow the practices in this video.
You don't feed sugar when you have supers (honey collection boxes) on the colony. You only feed in the spring if you need to boost a colony or in the fall to give them enough stores to get through the winter.