You might think so but it doesn't work. i have fed my hives and when the bees have a nectar source they go to the nectar, they don't cluster around the sugar water exclusively even when you stick it in the hive. but i don't feed any more. gone "red state". they either make it on their own or they don't, but i also don't take near as much honey off the hive as i used to either.
see? they keep more of what they make, and i don't have to provide as much support. we are all happy.
How big can a hive get? Can you keep adding trays or drawers indefinitely?