2KG Bee Fondant - Honeybee Food Co
Our new brand ~ Honeybee Food Co. ~ is launching and fondant is our leading product as we begin our bee food manufacturing journey right here in Kyneton, Vic.
Honeybee Food Co. Bee Fondant is a premium, easily digestible food for honeybees containing 85%-90% sugar and 10%-15% water. The ultra smooth consistency provides easily digestible, essential nutrients in the absence of honey in a beehive. This product is ideal for supporting winter feeding, early spring growth, and bridging gaps between honey flows.
This fondant is also used to support the formation of new bee colonies.
For alternative quantities, please refer to our product page, or call us directly for wholesale and pallet orders.
Ingredients: Australian cane sugar, water, citric acid
100% Australian Made in Kyneton, Victoria
How to Feed Fondant to Honeybees
Directions: Cut a small "V", as per the guidelines on the packaging, in the centre of the bag. Tuck flap to create a small opening.
For winter feeding, place opening face down on top of your brood frames to mitigate honey blindness. For warmer weather feeding, place opening face up.
How much Fondant Do Bees Need?
Simply answered, it depends on the colonies population and strength, stored honey and access to external resources such as nectar. If your are wintering down with minimal honey stores, you will need to consider several bags throughout winter.
Should I feed Fondant or Sugar Syrup?
An easy way to think of the different feeding options is this:
- Sugar syrup mimics nectar flow.
- Fondant mimics capped honey.
Sugar syrup certainly serves its purpose, especially during warm, dry weather, mimicking a nectar flow which can help hydrate your colony and stimulate brood growth. However, syrup does require significant effort on the part of the honeybee before it becomes suitable for consumption. Nectar collected by bees undergoes a complex transformation process within their bodies, involving storage in the honey crop, enzymatic conversion in the honey stomach, and subsequent dehydration in honeycomb cells, before it becomes honey for a bee to consume.
In contrast, Honeybee Food Co.'s bee fondant eliminates the need for such laborious processing. Our fondant is meticulously formulated to resemble the nutritional profile of fully capped honey, making it a convenient and efficient feeding solution. Bees can effortlessly nibble on the fondant directly, much like they would with honey, bypassing the need to dehydrate large volumes of water.
This simplicity makes our Apis Meliffera Fondant ideal for winter feeding and early spring, providing bees with essential nutrients. With Honeybee Food Co.'s bee fondant, ensure the well-being and vitality of your hive with unparalleled convenience and effectiveness.