We make two strengths of sugar syrup at Foxes Honey.
An almost 2-1 syrup for Autumn and a weaker one for Spring to simulate an early nectar flow.
Our almost 2-1 syrup recipe (Winter Recipe)
10 Kg of Sugar
6 Litres of Hot Water (Not Boiling)
2.5ml of HiveAlive per finished litre.
We heat our water in an old tea urn and use the tap to add 6 litres of water to our mixing bucket, capable of holding 20 litres.
We then add the sugar and whisk thoroughly with a drill with a big paint mixer attached. When the sugar has fully dissolved, we decant the syrup into 10-litre plastic containers and leave it to cool.
Once the syrup is cold, we add the HiveAlive at 2.5ml per litre.
Our 1-1.25 syrup ( Spring Recipe) uses the same technique, but the quantities differ.
4 Kg of Sugar
5 Litres of water
2.5ml of HiveAlive per finished litre.
This weaker syrup promotes the rapid build-up of bees and wax production.
Please feel free to leave comments and your syrup recipes.
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