> They simple stay in a hive they have found > they will survive on sugar water This is not how beekeeping usually works. 1) Honeybees are typically divided

> They simple stay in a hive they have found > they will survive on sugar water This is not how beekeeping usually works. 1) Honeybees are typically divided into hives and do not choose. 2) You cannot sustain an overexploited hive on sugar water — they will starve. It may help in a situation where nectar flow is lacking though.