Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Feeding during the winter

Told by whom?

My BG do virtually no feeding when the water temp is below 50 degrees F. On nice, sunny Fall/Spring days when the temp is approaching/rising above that temp, I will toss out a few pellets to check feeding response. If present, I'll feed a little more. Feed volume consumed in a cold water week might be half of what the BG eat on a warm Summer day. And honestly, under these conditions I'm feeding probably more for my enjoyment than for the BG's.

I would not want to have an automatic feeder going under these conditions, putting feed in the pond whether or not it was being eaten.