Sterilizing Syrup

[SteveJ]

Can you use camden tablets for sterilising sugar syrup? If yes what dosage?

SteveJ

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

Can I ask why would you want to sterilise sugar syrup?

 

[sherwood]

Why should you need to sterilise a sugar syrup. Made up with tap water it should be all right and made up at a 2:1 ratio it is a saturate and should not allow the growth of anything. If you require to inhibit fermentation use a thymol mixture search elsewhere on this forum for the recipe.

Alan

 

[SteveJ]

Made up to much last year and it went mouldy over winter. Only thought about using camden tablet because I've got some already.

 

[Chris Luck]

Sodium metabisulfite? What ever next to inflict on the bees?

Try a desert spoon of Organic cider vinegar with each litre, I do.

Chris

 

[drstitson]

you've made it with boiling water - why do anything else!

 

[Skyhook]

Why should you need to sterilise a sugar syrup. Made up with tap water it should be all right and made up at a 2:1 ratio it is a saturate and should not allow the growth of anything. If you require to inhibit fermentation use a thymol mixture search elsewhere on this forum for the recipe.

Alan

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6513

Great stuff- preserves the syrup, stops mould growing in the feeders, inhibits nosema, inhibits varroa- just don't let them put any in the supers!

 

[BBG]

Can you use camden tablets for sterilising sugar syrup? If yes what dosage?

SteveJ

My God! These poor helpless creatures.

Keep it clean use Ambrosia unless you need a treatment then Hivemaker is best?

 

[greatbritishhoney]

Keep it clean use Ambrosia unless you need a treatment then Hivemaker is best?

Are you on commission BBG?

 

[user 6228]

Can you use camden tablets for sterilising sugar syrup? If yes what dosage?

SteveJ

A good alternative is hydrogen peroxide as steriliser. This decomposes to water and oxygen. I would use the concentration that is on the back of contact lens bottles.

 

[SixFooter]

Sodium metabisulfite? What ever next to inflict on the bees?

Try a desert spoon of Organic cider vinegar with each litre, I do.

Chris

Whats the cider vinegar for please?

 

[BBG]

Are you on commission BBG?

I wish!

No just a convert having read the scriptures and listened to the Disciples.

And fed the bees with it.

 

[Chris Luck]

Whats the cider vinegar for please?

Arthritis?

No, seriously it prevents bacteria in light syrup feed when the weather is warm - not that it would normally be in the feeder for long.

It may even help with mites, who knows? Mind you, I doubt it somehow.

Chris