Feeding sugar water

[77jmartin]

I am feeding Pro Health Feeding Stimulant with the 1 to 1 sugar water.  Does anyone know how long it will keep in the heat?

[tbonekel]

Is that needed?

[Zweefer]

How hot are we talking 77jmartin?
Also how are you feeding it to them?

[Yankee11]

I mix in a little bit of unscented bleach with my sugar water and it makes it last a long time and keeps the mold from growing in it.

I spoon of bleach per gallon.

[tbonekel]

I don't make more than a couple of gallons at a time. Plus, I don't keep it where it's too hot. Even when it does have a little mold on it, the bees don't seem to mind. With that being said, I've had sugar water keep for at least 3 to 4 weeks without anything growing in it.

[Slowmodem]

I add a splash of lemon juice.  It lowers the pH gives it a lemony essence which the bees seem to like (and it's cheap).

[Jen]

Hiya 77 ~ are you feeding on the inside of the hive, like on the opening of an inner cover with a hive box around it? or in a boardman feeder that hangs on the outside of the hive?

[capt44]

Here when the temps get high say in the mid 90's to triple digits you have to be careful or the sugar syrup will ferment like leaving a glass of sweet tea on a counter top.
Pro Health or Honey Bee Healthy is suppose to keep down fermentation to some degree.
But be careful when putting out feed.
Spill a little and it can attract bees which can induce a robbing situation.

[77jmartin]

I am feeding quart jars inside the hive thru the inner cover and have a deep surrounding them.  The temps are in the mid 80's and I am keeping the excess inside the house at about 74.  The quart jars are emptied in about three days

[apisbees]

if they are consuming the quart jar in 3 days. The bees are consuming it faster than it is going bad. if it becomes to fermented the bees will ignore it.