you can lead a bee to syrup but you can't make her drink

[randydrivesabus]

i fed a couple of my hives last week and when i looked at them yesterday it looked like they haven't touched it much. but maybe because it was fairly chilly last week. we'll see since this week will be warmer.

[Cindi]

Randy, or......maybe they have enough winter stores and are not needing any extra food?

I remember last year when I was feeding my colonies, there became a point in time when they simply were not taking any more.  They had had enough.  Have a wonderful and excellent life and day.  Cindi

[Brian D. Bray]

Mine have slowed way down in taking the syrup, the weather has turned ugly, so I will stop feeding as they evidently have as much stores has they can hold at the moment, which should be enough to over winter.

[CBEE]

Fed mine some 2 to 1 the other day and they never touched it. Plenty of bees flying so there must be a small flow going on here 

[randydrivesabus]

yes...plenty of flying here to. the weather has been unseasonably warm although still very dry. I've seen the bees working basil flowers a lot and drinking from pet waterers.