Winter Bee Sugar Cakes — Home Sweet Bees
4 lbs sugar, 1/3 cup organic apple cider vinegar, pinch of electrolytes (Lauri posted the brand a long time ago), smaller pinches of citric and ascorbic acid. Mix it by hand, press into cookie sheets with baking parchment paper underneath (easier release from the cookie sheet).
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Here's an easy and cheap way to feed your bees through the winter, if you're running low on honey. I'm located in central Alabama, so keep in mind, my climat.
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On a "somewhat" mild day in late Fall (right before cold weather) briefly open the hive. Do not remove any frames and try to minimize the time with the hive open. Place a piece of newspaper on top of the clustered bees, spray it with a little sugar water. Spoon a large clump of the sugar cake or patty on the newspaper.
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A common recipe for one candy board is as follows: Heat 3 cups (0.7 liter) of water to boiling. Slowly add 15 pounds (6.8 kg) of sugar, stirring constantly. Add 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of apple cider vinegar to retard mold growth. Boil until the temperature reaches 234-240°F, also known as the soft-ball stage (112-115°C).
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1 tsp distilled while vinegar or apple cider vinegar. Supplies. candy thermometer. bread loaf moulds*. Directions. Combine all ingredients in a large stockpot over medium high heat. Stir constantly until a simmer is reached. Insert candy thermometer. Continue to heat and stir in regular intervals until the candy thermometer reads 234°F.
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The sugar cake recipe: put 5 pounds of sugar in a large mixing bowl. add 7.5 ounces of water. add a teaspoon or two of essential oil mix if you choose. mix together and then spread out in a 9x13 or similar foil pan. allow to dry overnight. take off the inner cover of the hive. carefully turn the cake upside down onto a thin plastic or wood board.
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A: The best way to feed bees in the winter is to use a sugar syrup. You can make this by mixing one part water with two parts granulated sugar, boiling it until it becomes thick, and then cooling it down. You can also mix honey or molasses into the mixture if you want a sweeter taste. "Homemade protein patties for bees" are easy to make and.
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Winter Bee Sugar Cakes. 11 1/4 cups of sugar. 7.5 ounces of water. 1 tsp vinegar. Add vinegar to water, then pour water into sugar and mix until all sugar is moist. Add vinegar to water, then add water to sugar. Mix. I used an old garden bucket and the largest wooden spoon I could find. The mixture should be moist but not wet.
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Enter sugar cakes. No-cook winter sugar bricks for bees. I wanted to avoid cooking the sugar altogether, in case it is healthier for the bees, and for convenience. A web search reveals quite a few suggestions and recipes, and it looks like most should work fine, as they all seem to follow a similar ratio. Kind of like with sugar syrup or.
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Take a 5 lb bag of white sugar. Mix it in a bowl with 7.5 ounces of water and a few drops of an essential oil mix. our honeybee essential oil recipe below. Mix the water in well. Spread into the foil pans, or drop onto wax paper or paper plates and make round sugar mounds. Depending on how warm and humid your house is these dry overnight or a.
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STEP 1. Pour the dry sugar into a large mixing bowl. STEP 2. Combine the apple cider vinegar and citric acid powder (and essential oils if you are using them) in another bowl. STEP 3. Add a little bit of the vinegar/acid mixture to the sugar at a time. Make sure that the vinegar is evenly incorporated into the sugar.
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Sugar Cakes For Bees. An alternative to making candy boards, or the Mountain Camp method of sugar feeding is to make simple sugar cakes. Each person has their own method to make these. My method is normally just as a quick little pick-me-up supplement. I mix six parts of sugar with one part of the water in a bucket using a shovel.
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For one pie tin, either 8" or 9," pour 2 cups sugar into a bowl. Spray with 40 squirts out of a spray water bottle. Mix with a wooden spoon or your hands. Pack into the pie tin. Allow a couple of days to dry. When using clear suet containers, you will need 1 cup sugar and 20 squirts of water from a spray bottle. Mix.
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Early Winter Sugar Cake RecipesThese first two recipes should be used while the queen is not laying many eggs, which is generally from mid-October through mid-February. At a minimum, feed the 100% recipe if your bees need it. The 90% Sucrose + Pollen Substitute is a richer and more complete feed, and makes a sugar cake with 5% protein to help bees maintain healthy cellular function.100%.