Sacha wrote:
Sugar-water would probably work just as well, I'm guessing, since that
appears to be what Nick is feeding his bees atm. Having said that, there
also appear to be a lot of very dead bees around the place atm, so perhaps
I shouldn't pass on Nick observations at all.
Have they not been out foraging? I know it's been cold and wet so
presumably that's why he's having to feed them? Are the frames not
filling up well?

I'm not the one to ask, I try not to get involved. But I believe the
frames /are/ filling up well, and often too well. It wasn't the hives
he was having to feed, it was the 2000 bees in the bathroom. Just ..
don't ask, it's a very sore (so to speak - fortunately not literally!)
topic right now.