For spring feeding, what ratio of sugar to water are you using? I was told 2 parts sugar to one part water by weight? What is the best way to get that much sugar to dissolve? Any help is appreciated.
1:1 it's good,1 cup of sugar to 1 cup of water and you good to go.
Typical recommandation is 1:1. I use more like 2:1 as you describe. It keeps longer and I have to haul half as much to the hives... weight or volume is no difference. I use volume for water and weight for sugar. A pint of sugar is a pound. A pint of water is a pound.
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesfeeding.htm (http://www.bushfarms.com/beesfeeding.htm)
Ten cup's water ten cup's sugar = 1 gallon of 1:1
Thanks folks, you've reassured me.
To get 2:1 to dissolve, boil the water, add the sugar and stir until clear (or certainly if it starts to boil) remove from heat.
I use this little calculator to figure out how much of what to put in the syrup.
Conversions (http://www.beekeeping.com/goodies/conversions_bee.htm)
To dissolve the sugar first boil the water. Take it off of the heat then add the sugar and stir.