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Laurence Edwards shows how to feed bees safely using hay or straw in a feeder. The material lets bees climb to the food without drowning, giving the colony a limited but reliable food source.

Laurence Edwards shows how to feed bees safely using hay or straw in a feeder. The material lets bees climb to the food without drowning, giving the colony a limited but reliable food source.
And then I've put loads of hay or straw, I always forget which one it is, and just chuck that in there so the bees can't drown. You can see the bees coming up there taking a feed, so there's a little bit of feed accessible for them, but really you're talking maximum of about a