How to Make Sugar Bricks for Feeding Bees

Learn how to make sugar bricks to support your colonies through long stretches of cold winter weather. This step-by-step video shows the simple ingredients, how to mix and form the bricks, how long they take to dry, and how to place them on the hive when temperatures drop. A quick, reliable way to provide emergency winter feed when your bees need extra sugar stores.

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