Thin to thick

[Sutty]

A uk pint DOES weigh 1.25lb. As I said. 😊
a pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter

Oops - misread! 🤦‍♂️
Ironically the American "imperial" version of 1:1 would be the same as the metric! 🤔

 

[Anduril]

Traditionally 1/1 syrup was a pound of sugar to a pint of water.
Since a pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter the weight ration of 1/1 syrup is actually 1/1.25 and hence your assumption is actually incorrect but since I can’t be arsed to calculate the density of 1/1.25 w/w syrup and the bees couldn’t give a toss anyway I’m going to leave it there, 😂

That's exactly what I used to do which is better for the bees. But over time beekeepers have over simplified/over thought the ratios. Commercial syrups tend to have a higher concentration of sugar. I used to do 2lb of sugar to 1 pint of water, if you scale it up in metric that is around 2kg sugar to 1.25 litres of water and so the syrup conversation goes on and on without a definitive answer and long may it continue. 🤣

 

[Erichalfbee]

A uk pint DOES weigh 1.25lb. As I said. 😊
a pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter

Yes. 20 fl oz

 

[North End Bees]

I used to do 2lb of sugar to 1 pint of water, if you scale it up in metric that is around 2kg sugar to 1.25 litres of water and so the syrup conversation goes on and on without a definitive answer and long may it continue. 🤣

You'd have to have at least 1.25 litres water or the 2kg of sugar wouldn't be dissolved.
If you tried to do 2kg sugar to 1 litre water it would have to be supersaturated at heat and the sugar would crystallise out as it cooled to room temp.

 

[Sutty]

You'd have to have at least 1.25 litres water or the 2kg of sugar wouldn't be dissolved.
If you tried to do 2kg sugar to 1 litre water it would have to be supersaturated at heat and the sugar would crystallise out as it cooled to room temp.

I've done 2kg per litre and only had a very small amount of crystallisation after standing for some time (weeks I think)

 

[Anduril]

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[pargyle]

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Must be winter ... usual indicator is the 'how many pints or pounds do you need to a litre of sugar solution to make ir 2:1 or 1:2' thread ... answer ...who cares ? The bees certainly don't !

 

[Do224]

You'd have to have at least 1.25 litres water or the 2kg of sugar wouldn't be dissolved.
If you tried to do 2kg sugar to 1 litre water it would have to be supersaturated at heat and the sugar would crystallise out as it cooled to room temp.

I always do 1 litre water with 2kg sugar and never had a problem

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Just waiting for Finman to wake up!!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Just waiting for Finman to wake up!!

Spring?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Spring?

he'd usually surface for a brief while during syrup mixing season