At 07:29  6/19/96 PDT, you wrote:
>   In the past several weeks we have had various references to making up
>sugar syrup for feeding bees.  The above example switches from a weight and
>volume ratio to a 1:1 ratio.  The question:  "When someone says 1:1, does
>that mean each component by weight (1# of sugar to 1# of water), by volume
>(1 liter of sugar to 1 liter of water), or by a combination of the two
>measures?"
>
>   Which is meant makes a great deal of difference in the sugar concentration.
>
>   By the context of the messages, it appears that people are using equal
>VOLUMES of sugar and water.  If that is NOT true in your operations, would
>you please send your response to me directly rather than to BEE-L (unless
>you feel your reply is of general interest).
>
>   Thanks in advance.
>
>                                                        Adrian
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I don't know about anyone else, but here's how I mix it.  I place an entire
4 lb. bag of sugar in a gallon jar and then fill it the rest of the way up
with water.  The sugar fills the jar approximately half way up, so I would
suppose, using my method, it would be by volume.  Someone else will need to
do the calculating.  I work second shift and it's 2:00 AM (bed-time for me)
and my mind has shut down for the night.
 
Other's may do it differently.  Hope this helps with the question.
 
 
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Mike Wallace
Sar Shalom Apiary
McKinney, Texas   USA
"Out of the heart, the mouth speaks."