Also Peter Bal of Puther Beekeeping in Puth. “Plants and flowers contain moisture to produce nectar. Due to the drought there is little moisture and therefore little nectar. And the nectar that is there also dries out due to the dry weather. That is why we feed them with a sugar solution,” explains the beekeeper. “Normally, the bees still bring in a few kilos in July and August. It is exceptional that that is not the case now. As a beekeeper you therefore have to be really careful.”
No flowers due to drought: beekeepers feed bees
