--- Peter Edwards
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wrote:
>>tim moran wrote:
>>It boiled a while and colored some. I measured the
temperature
>> to be about 218 F. Is it risky to use this for
overwintering feed?
>>Tim
>
> Why waste money by using heat.  Cold water and
> mechanical stirring for 15 mins is far cheaper - and
environmentally sound.
> Peter Edwards

Need to heat it to get a thicker syrup.  What I do is
boil the water, turn off the heat, and then add the
sugar while stirring vigorously.  Don't have to worry
about caramelizing the syrup that way.  Amount of
sugar you add depends on the purpose of feeding -
thinner syrup for brood stimulation, thicker syrup for
overwintering feed.

Mike in lower Alabama



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