Making Heavy Syrup Mike Ticehurst 1 October 2016 1 October 2016Beekeeping Information 2:1, Feeding, heavy, sugar, syrup, thymol, winter Making up heavy syrup, sometimes referred to as 2:1 or winter syrup, is not at all difficult. Many will know the 2 lb of sugar to 1 pt of water recipe, which in modern parlance roughly equates to 2 kg sugar in 1.25 l of water. To make up ~12.5… Continue reading