Product description
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When should I feed HiveAlive Fondant Patty?
Use it in late fall, winter, early spring, or during emergency feeding when colonies need extra food, especially when cold weather makes syrup feeding difficult.
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How do I feed the fondant patty to my bees?
Keep the patty in its wrapper, cut an approx. 3" (8 cm) opening, and place it directly over the cluster, brood frames, or crownboard opening. No feeder is required.
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Why choose fondant instead of sugar syrup?
Fondant contains less moisture and is easy for bees to access directly above the cluster. It is especially useful during colder weather when syrup feeding may not be suitable.
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How should I store unused HiveAlive Fondant Patties?
Store unopened patties in a cool, dry place. No refrigeration or freezing is needed. If opened, wrap securely to prevent drying and use before the expiry date.
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What makes HiveAlive Fondant Patty different?
It combines a solid carbohydrate feed with HiveAlive liquid, vitamins, and amino acids, giving bees convenient access to supplementary nutrition when natural food stores are limited.
- Always Direct Access to Nutrition: Bees never have to leave the cluster. Hive Alive Fondant provides readily available nutrition when stores are too far from the bee cluster or it’s too cold to leave the cluster...when bees are building up in early spring but nectar flow is low...or when a cold snap in spring diminishes reserves. Beekeepers can successfully maintain a thriving colony in conditions both expected and unexpected
- A Concentrated Dose of Hive Alive: To meet customer demand, we’ve added a measured dose of Hive Alive to every fondant package. The scientifically proven supplement was shown in trials to increase bee gut health, improve honey production, and help colonies stay strong for overwintering. In addition to essential carbohydrates, Hive Alive Fondant contains vitamins and amino acids critical to colony survival – and bees love it!
- Convenient for Bees and Beekeepers Alike: Instead of sugar syrup that can’t be used during winter, Hive Alive Fondant provides a fresh, and direct food source. Compared to sugar syrup, the semi solid, sugar based food contains less moisture, eliminating the risk of drying out and preventing excess moisture in the hive. Perfect for emergency feeding, it’s quicker than sugar syrup
- Easy to Use: Just cut a small square, tuck back flap, and place under cover board for direct access. The fine particle size sugar is easy for bees to digest, and you can quickly check fondant status without disturbing the colony. Can also be used in queen cages, Apideas, and nucs
- Clean and Efficient – No Waste: Big blocks and large pails are labor intensive, messy, and can dry out to remain untouched by bees. Unlike ordinary fondant, there is no heating process to produce unwanted byproducts that can harm bees. Any unused fondant can be wrapped in plastic and stored for later use or you can add water and melt it down for 1:1 syrup feed
Ingredients
Sugar (sucrose), Sugar Syrup, Dried Seaweed Meal (Fucaceae), Water, Thyme, Lecithin, Lemon Grass, Dextrose, Hydrolysed Yeast (source of Alanine, Arginine, Aspartic acid, Phenylalanine, Cystine, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Tyrosine, Valine), Vitamins: B1, B2, B3, B6, Biotin, Niacinamide, D-panthenol
