6 weeks is the recommended time to stop feeding - that's Friday. However, they seem to be feeding faster than ever. Either there's nothing out there or they're taking the easy way out. Fed both on the 28th, then yesterday, the 30th, and this morning, the 31st. In every case except the outside hive this morning, they were bone dry. The outside had a little left. They won't get anything until next Wednesday or Thursday, so we'll see. They seem to have some cells with honey in them, so that's something to work with. I can't tell how much, though, because I can only see the edge of the comb. They continue to build a lot of comb even though they have plenty of room on the starter comb. Guess they can't help themselves. The available space is within a few bars of being full.
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