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to stimulate brood production i was told to give a 1:1 ratio of sugar to water. i was wondering is that one pound of suger to one gallon of what or what? what is the measurements?
Five gallons of water and 40 pounds of sugar will make about 7 and a half gallons of mix for 1 to 1. For the granulated sugar that I use, I have found that I can pour a four or five pound bag of sugar into a gallon glass jar, fill it with warm water, and stir until dissolved. Makes 1 to 1 approximately. Bees build up on it well.so your saying that if i filled a 5 gallon of bucket full of water that i'd need 41.5 lbs of sugar? thats what i'm getting from the last message
I think you are mixing wet weight and dry weight measurements and that won't work.:doh:5 lbs sugar to 5 pints water = 1 to 1. A pint is a pound the whole world round. This will make 1gallon.
HydroxymethylfurfuralLearn something every day...I did not know about not boiling SW. What is the toxin produced? Just curious.
I knew that was the case for HFCS but was notHeating sucrose also forms HMF.
http://www.jstor.org/pss/3431269I knew that was the case for HFCS but was not
aware of that in sugar. Do you have a source for
that? Thanks
The first one is about MA and sucrose heated to
My receipt for Candy Boards, calls for bringing to 240 degrees, which is boiling.I read an article in BC about HMF and HFCS. They say HMF is produced when fructose degrades in the presence of an acid. Not sure that happens when boiling SW. I could see the carmalizing thing being possible. But isn't bee candy heated past 212? Not looking to split hairs. Just looking to do what's right for my gals. I have brought SW to just a boil thinking that helps sterilize the mix helping it keep longer.