Making Bee Candy
December 22nd, 2009
I have been wanting to experiment with making candy for the bees. There are several recipes available online, but I chose to follow Robo’s Emergency Feeding. I scaled down the recipe to 1/10th because I only have two hives and my electric stove burners probably couldn’t handle a much larger batch.
- 2.5 lbs sugar
- 4/5 cup water
- 1 4/5 tsp. vinegar
Bring the water and vinegar to a boil and mix in the sugar a little bit at a time. Continue to stir occasionally and let the temperature climb to 270F. Remove the pot from heat and wait for the sugar to stop boiling. Very carefully pour the molten candy in to the mold. I recommend using silicone bakeware to allow for easy cleaning and removing the hardened candy.
I took a short video when the sugar was boiling and almost at the right temperature.
