Granulated Sugar for Bee Feed 25kg

Make your own syrup and save

A 25kg bag of white granulated sugar, sold as bee feed for honey bees. Making your own syrup works out cheaper than buying it ready-made. Mix it with warm water for autumn stores or spring build-up.

Why choose me?

• The right sugar for bees. White granulated sugar only. Brown or raw sugars can give bees dysentery.
• Cheaper than ready-made syrup. Mix it yourself and save.
• Buy in bulk. One 25kg bag means no running out halfway through autumn feeding.
• Arrives boxed. We ship the bag in a strong box.

How to make sugar syrup

• Autumn (thick syrup, often called 2:1): 1kg sugar to 630ml warm water. Use this to top up winter stores.
• Spring (thin syrup, often called 1:1): 1kg sugar to 1.26 litres warm water. Use this for spring build-up, or if stores run low.
• Use warm water, but don't boil it. Stir until the syrup turns clear.
• Feed in the evening and don't spill any, as this helps stop robbing.
• Don't feed syrup in cold weather, because the bees can't process it. Use fondant instead.

How much syrup does one 25kg bag make?

• Autumn (thick, 2:1): 25kg sugar + about 15.75 litres warm water makes about 31 litres of syrup.
• Spring (thin, 1:1): 25kg sugar + about 31.5 litres warm water makes about 47 litres of syrup.
• Sugar takes up space as it dissolves (about 0.63 litres per kg), so you end up with more syrup than water you added.
• Making a smaller batch? 1kg of sugar makes about 1.26 litres of thick syrup or about 1.9 litres of thin syrup.
• Let the syrup cool to lukewarm before you put it in the feeder.

Delivery

Bee feed is heavy, so it ships separately from your other items with DPD Next Day. Delivery is £4.95 per 30kg. That's up to 2 blocks of fondant or one 25kg bag of sugar per parcel.

If you order bee feed with other items, the bee feed delivery is charged on top of your standard delivery. We deliver bee feed to England, Wales and Scotland only (not Northern Ireland).