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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?
sugar water
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1:1, or One-to-One syrup can be used for supplemental spring feeding and encourage the drawing of comb.
1 part (by weight) sugar
1 part (by weight) water
Simply stir sugar into room temperature water until all the sugar has dissolved to produce the desired quantity. The dissolving process will be sped up with hotter water, just be sure not to boil the sugar solution. One volume of water plus one volume of sugar when prepared equals roughly 1.5 volumes of syrup. Weight of water = 8.34 lbs(#) per gallon 1/2 gal = 4.14# 1qt = 2.09# 1pt = 1.04# & 1 cup = .52# of water.
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1 part (by weight) sugar
1 part (by weight) water
Simply stir sugar into room temperature water until all the sugar has dissolved to produce the desired quantity. The dissolving process will be sped up with hotter water, just be sure not to boil the sugar solution. One volume of water plus one volume of sugar when prepared equals roughly 1.5 volumes of syrup. Weight of water = 8.34 lbs(#) per gallon 1/2 gal = 4.14# 1qt = 2.09# 1pt = 1.04# & 1 cup = .52# of water.
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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
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That is what WIKI says. If I feed my bees, I put as much sugar as I can dissolve in hot, not boiling, water. Boiling produces a by-product toxic to bees. It is not like making a one mole solution in chemistry. They will take it whether it is saturated or weak.
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ok, thanks for the help. yeah i've heard about the affects of boiling it.
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.
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ok thanks that really helps!
I think you are mixing wet weight and dry weight measurements and that won't work.:doh:
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Learn something every day...I did not know about not boiling SW. What is the toxin produced? Just curious.
Hydroxymethylfurfural
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090826110118.htm
Heating sucrose also forms HMF.
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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.
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Yea me to on the volume thing. They hated it. 1 gallon a day open feeding 8 hives in my back yard. 6 feeders using quart
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I have never had to boil feed 1. to get sugar to disolve (even 2:1) or 2. prevent spoilege/mold - but I use 'essential oils' (whatever essential means) & only mix up enough for them to consume in 4-7 days. Hot water out of my tap & 5 minutes of stirring.
The first one is about MA and sucrose heated to
356F.......... not sure if that translates to boiling
sugar water......
The second one has me scratching my head (not hard
to do). It seems to get HMF the sucrose has to be
refluxed with acidic methanol..... again not sure how
this translates.
The third also seems pointed to fructose......
But I am splitting hairs....... for whatever reason I
wouldn't boil sugar water for bee feed. And I just
don't use HFCS anymore period. For bees or me.
Thanks for the links.
My receipt for Candy Boards, calls for bringing to 240 degrees, which is boiling.
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