On Nov 26, 2004, at 9:26 PM, Christopher Reed wrote:

> The problem I have experienced using a two-to-one ratio (by weight) of
> sugar
> to water is that the sugar tends to settle out of the syrup after the
> syrup
> has been sitting on top of a hive for a while.  How do they make a
> syrup with that much
> sugar and avoid the problem I have had with the sugar settling out?


> I believe that your original idea of bringing the water just to the
> boiling point is correct.  Remove pan from heat then add sugar,
> stirring until its dissolved.  I replaced those dumb inverted pails
> with an idea gleaned from Bee-L a few years ago.  Put the warm syrup
> into ziploc bags(I use 945 ml/ 1 quart bags with 750 ml syrup) then
> seal.  Take them to the beeyard while still warm.  Lay the bags(1 or
> more to a hive) on top of the frames, use a sharp handi knife to cut a
> slit in the side of the bag(now the top).  They seldom drip and the
> bees take it down in no time. You need a rim(1.5" high) to provide
> space above the frames.  I cut down my damaged supers to make mediums,
> so the cutoffs make good rims.

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
80W44N

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