Why don't bees eat sugar water?

Many beekeepers have reported to Benefitbee that they do not eat sugar water after feeding them. So what's wrong with bees not eating sugar water? Can bees feed sugar? Let's find out!

Why don't bees eat sugar water?

1. There are plenty of external nectar sources

When there are a lot of nectar sources outside, the bees will not eat the sugar water we feed. The specific reason can only be guessed by listening to the words of the bee, and it is probably the following four points: ①. Bees are industrious, and they prefer to support themselves, and "don't eat what they come by" if they can. ②. The taste of sugar water is not as good as that of nectar, so it is not pleasant to eat. ③. The nutrition of sugar water is incomparable with honey, and even if you eat it, you will get "fat", which will affect your flight. ④. Sugar water is pure sucrose, which needs to be decomposed into the body of bees, which increases the load of the body. It is not as simple as honey, which can be directly absorbed by the body without being broken down. It's no wonder that we diabetic patients can drink honey properly but not sugar water.

2. The temperature is too low

Bees need to be supported by temperature for movement and feeding. If the temperature is too low, the bees will lie still, let alone eat. This is very common in winter.

3. Fake sugar, inferior sugar

It is recommended to buy white sugar to feed the bees, be sure to buy the kind of large sugar. There is a kind of powder-like sugar that cannot be used to feed bees, which can easily lead to the phenomenon of bee crawling and rotten disease.

In addition, you can't be greedy and buy low-priced white sugar. Some of them are simply fake. Even if the ants don't touch it, the bees are even less likely to eat it.

Can bees be fed sugar? You can directly feed sugar to bees. Sugar is one of the most important feeds for bees. When there is a shortage of external nectar sources and the honey bee colony is insufficient, beekeepers will use sugar instead of honey to feed the bees, so as to avoid the death of the bee colony due to starvation. It is especially common during winter. Bees feeding sugar is generally not carried out during the honey-flowing period. Most of them are in winter or early spring when there is a shortage of external nectar sources. At this time, there is basically no nectar source for the bee colony to collect, and the honey brewed by the bees is taken away by the beekeepers. If artificial feeding is not carried out, the final result is often that the bee colony is starved to death. At the same time, it is best to feed the white sugar to the bee colony at night, because feeding the bees with white sugar during the day is very easy to lead to stealing bees.