Field calculator

Feed-mix math that belongs in the field record.

Use this bee sugar syrup calculator when you need to adjust a feed syrup mix. Add water to make a lighter syrup, or add sugar to make a stronger syrup.

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Beekeeper working hives in the field where feed mix decisions become colony work
Feed decisions reach the hive

Ratio math matters because it becomes field work.

Bulk feed decisions

Feeding math belongs beside the pump, hose, tank, and field crew doing the mix.

Bulk syrup tank valve detail used when measuring feed from stock syrup
Know the mix before the tank moves.
Syrup pump equipment and hose connections for controlled transfer
Match the math to the pump.
Truck-mounted pump and hoses for syrup feeding work
Convert once, work cleanly.

Calculator

Adjust a stock syrup to a target mix.

Enter your stock strength, desired target strength, and final volume. The result shows how much stock syrup to measure and what to add.

Example

To make 10 L of 50 percent spring mix from 67 percent stock.

Use about 7.5 L of the 67 percent syrup and add about 2.5 L of water. Adjust the final volume in the calculator if you are filling a different drum, feeder, or tank.