The worms, according to Mike Johns, set up intestinal and liver problems and lower the immunity of the bird , so that secondary problems arise and the bird cannot digest food.
The bees build up a store of honey during the summer which they eat through the winter. Beekeepers will take a surplus of honey from the hive, but won't take all the honey there is. They also feed the bees with sugar syrup after taking the honey to make sure the bees have enough to see them through the winter. Honey.
Winter Feeding of Honey Bees â Honey Bee Suite. A colony which has a surplus of food from foraging on natural sources will not eat the supplemental feed just because it is available. However, the colony that is short of necessary food stores can starve to death during the winter. Photo Credit: Doug Mayo.