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Mon, 26 Jan 1998 08:27:45 +1200
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Re: Sugar to Water Ratio
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>     This is a very important subject since bees must "perform actual work",
> and thus
> spend energy removing the water from the food given to them (in the sugar
> syrup).
> The recommended ratio is;   twice the amount of sugar to water BY WEIGHT!
> You must weight the sugar and the water.  Aside:  It does not hurt if you
> overdo the amount of sugar, but it does if you overdo the amount of water.
 
Murray Reid, a NZ Apicultural Advisory Officer, wrote an excellent
description of the maths involved in syrup.  You can get the article
by writing a msg to [log in to unmask]
 
 
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