syrup dispenser

[Colobee]

Colobee, check your numbers. 6 cups of sugar is 1 1/2 quart.
2 cups sugar and 2 cups water will give you close to a quart of 1:1 syrup, and will mix in hot tap water,
Also, 3/4 quart water and 6 cups sugar is 2:1.
That's for fall and winter feeding. 1:1 is for spring and summer.

I hate it when I give incorrect advice. I edited the above post to show the appropriate correction.

My "cup" is a 1/2 cup measuring cup. I spill too much with the 1 cup scoop. So six of my "scoops"  would be 3 cups of sugar.

Since I use quart jars, I like to make quarts of syrup. I noticed that the measurement stampings on my mason jars are a bit inconsistent. From now on I'm going to start with 2/3rds of a quart jar of water and top the boiled water off with 6 cups of sugar. That should give me something just slightly thicker that 1:1 syrup, which my bees seem to love.


Dang, this can be so simple - 'sorry to be adding to any confusion.