Thanks Allen for that letter on syrup handling.  My wife and I are just
starting our expanded operation, leaping from 8 hobby hives to 58
side-liners by purchasing 50 packages.  They're going to need to be fed
bunches, I figure on 50 lbs of sugar each (2500 lbs total), and I'm trying
to concoct some easy way to mix up all that white stuff.  Before proceeding
I thought I check with the group.
 
1.  HFCS is attractive, but I'm clueless as to where to get it in these
quantities.  I live in Maryland.  Anyone have any good sources?
 
2.  Failing that, I'm told granulated sugar can be bought cheaply as floor
sweepings from candy factories ($.10/lb vs $.34/lb store-bought).  Again, I
need to know where to get it.
 
3.  My main hauling source is my Volvo wagon hooked up to a small trailer.
It's rated to carry 2500 lbs, but without trailer brakes I feel comfortable
hauling only about 1500 lbs.  So the sugar source should be close or maybe
deliver.
 
4.  Ok, so now I've got the stuff here, and this is the real subject of my
query: how to mix it.  I'm getting visions of a small electric motor
belt-reduced to an impeller mounted on angle iron and sitting on top of
roughneck plastic trash buckets (which are bracketed onto the trailer for
transport to the beeyards; a hose in the bottom for gravity-fed dispensing).
Am I delusional?  Has anyone ever had to do this before?
 
Thanks in advance for the consult.
 
Tim Cote MD
 
I have a trailer
 
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