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2.2 lbs of fondant for winter feeding, fortified with HiveAlive.

In the winter, it's not possible to feed liquid sugar syrup (the bees can't drink it), so if you discover that your hive is running out of food, you have to feed a solid carbohydrate. This is where fondant can come in as part of your hive management strategy!

From the manufacturer:

HiveAlive is a feed supplement for honeybees that can be easily added to syrup, or provided in our fondant and pollen patties. Scientifically proven to create better nourished, stronger & healthier colonies resulting in a natural increase in population and honey production

How to use HiveAlive Fondant Patty?

• Fondant is put on top of the colony, either under or over the inner cover, so no feeders are needed.
• To feed HiveAlive Fondant, keep fondant in plastic wrapper and cut a 3”(8 cm/approx size of the HiveAlive logo) hole in the front of the packet and place the opening over the hole in the crownboard or directly over brood frames. Repeat as needed.

Please note, removing the plastic covering will cause the fondant to dry out.

Fondant is easy to handle and store and doesn’t cause robbing like syrup can.

If you don't use up all your patties in the season you bought them, don’t worry!

If opened, wrap them up with saran wrap to make sure they don’t dry out and keep them until you need them. Make sure to use them before the expiry date printed on the pack.

Top tip: you can also add some water (50/50 mix by weight of fondant to water, for 1 to 1 syrup) and gently heat to make a light sugar syrup!