Sugar syrup mixture?

jdesq · August 20, 2008, 05:44:38 PM

When you talk 2 to 1 mixture what are you really saying. 2 cups to 1 cup? Aren't dry measures different then liquid measures. I often wonder if I am doing this right. So far I've been using the cup ratio but maybe thats the wrong way to go about it.

contactme_11 · August 20, 2008, 06:19:11 PM

Quote from: jdesq on August 20, 2008, 05:44:38 PM
When you talk 2 to 1 mixture what are you really saying. 2 cups to 1 cup?

It's as simple as that. Not rocket science.

qa33010 · August 21, 2008, 02:56:44 PM

The dry weight cup of sugar is almost the exact same weight as a the weight of a cup of water. There isn't enough difference to worry about. The ratios are always sugar:water. Some like to measure EXACT weight. The bees don't care about the exact measurement. They fix it, dry it or wet it out to fit their needs anyway. I have used 1:1 and 1:2 in the spring to try and stimulate brood rearing. In the fall I have used 2:1 to minumize the work needed to dry it out for capping.

ronbert · August 21, 2008, 03:24:31 PM

If you want to be exact then its 6 pints sugar to 5 pints water for 1:1.
Since the density of sugar is not consistant this is about the middle of the differnces.

ron

Michael Bush · August 22, 2008, 10:17:52 PM

>When you talk 2 to 1 mixture what are you really saying. 2 cups to 1 cup? Aren't dry measures different then liquid measures. I often wonder if I am doing this right. So far I've been using the cup ratio but maybe thats the wrong way to go about it.

http://www.bushfarms.com/beesfeeding.htm#weightorvolume

hankdog1 · August 22, 2008, 11:41:03 PM

well here's the gist of it if you've ever baked weights are better to use they give a more exact formula. but your keeping bees not making the perfect cake so just go with what your doing. i haven't ever seen my bees refuse it when they needed it even if i was a little off.

Robo · August 23, 2008, 08:38:39 AM

http://robo.bushkillfarms.com/mixing-sugar-syrup/

Brian D. Bray · August 25, 2008, 07:55:20 PM

Quote from: hankdog1 on August 22, 2008, 11:41:03 PM
well here's the gist of it if you've ever baked weights are better to use they give a more exact formula. but your keeping bees not making the perfect cake so just go with what your doing. i haven't ever seen my bees refuse it when they needed it even if i was a little off.

True they will take it if they need it, or even if they don't. A pint is the same weight and volume for both sugar and water (A pint's a pound the world around) so by mixing 1 gallon of water to 8 pounds of sugar = 5 pints of syrup. I usually mix 5 pounds of sugar and the remaining volume in water in a 1 gallon container. As Hankdog1 says..they won't refuse it.