Edited: Some commenters below with more experience with bees have said not to give bees honey as honey from outside the hive is known to cause infections. I've updated the recipe to exclude honey.
Recipe adapted from Spikenard Farm via Mountain Rose Herbs.
Recipe by Kaity Farrell on April 6, 2016
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT10M
Rating
3.67 stars (3 reviews)
Ingredients
4 cups organic white sugar
4 cups well or spring water
1/2 teaspoon dried chamomile blossoms
1/2 teaspoon dried nettle
1/2 teaspoon dried peppermint
1/2 teaspoon dried sage
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried lemon balm
pinch of good quality high mineral salt such as Himalayan pink salt
Steps
Prepare an infusion of the dried herbs in 2 cups of boiling water. Let herbs steep in water in a covered vessel for 10 minutes.
In a 1/2 gallon mason jar, dissolve sugar and salt in 2 cups of warm water - not boiling.
Strain herbal tea through a strainer or cloth and add tea to the sugar water.
Stir everything together and let cool to room temp before feeding to bees.
Reviews
Kaity Farrell on 2022-04-27 (5 stars): test
Rob on 2022-02-16 (5 stars): Thanks for sharing this. I will look into Spikenard Farm's resources for honeybee care.
Chris on 2021-01-27 (1 stars): As a bee keeper we never feed honey to our 🐝, nothing worse than spreading bad information
