Sugar Spray – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com Thu, 23 Jan 2020 20:03:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i2.wp.com/www.keepingbackyardbees.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sugar Spray – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com 32 32 How to Calm Bees With Sugar Spray https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-calm-bees-with-sugar-spray-zbwz1808zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-calm-bees-with-sugar-spray-zbwz1808zsau/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2018 21:21:14 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4088 Before we work with a new package of bees, we spray them with a 1:1 ratio of water and dissolved sugar. Spraying helps calm the bees and allows you to more easily maneuver them into the hive. It’s not a good idea to use a smoker with a new package because you want to encourage […]

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