IdealApi Classic® IBC 1400kg syrup

1580 ,00 €

CLASSIC1400KG

Dulcofruct

IdealApi Classic® IBC 1400kg syrup

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Invert syrup of fructose and glucose for a whole apiary: neat for stores, or diluted to 1:1 — the IBC yields 2,184 kg. Moisture 21.5-22.5 % and 92-95 % monosaccharides, the thickest in the range. A feed, not a treatment. 1,400 kg IBC.

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Details of IdealApi Classic® IBC 1400kg syrup

21.5-22.5 %

MOISTURE · NEARLY HONEY'S

77.5-78.5 %

DRY MATTER

1,400 kg

IBC (SOLD BY WEIGHT)

92-95 %

MONOSACCHARIDES

Invert syrup of fructose and glucose at 21.5-22.5 % moisture, nearly honey's own. It is the plain one in the IdealApi range: sugars, and little else. A 1,400 kg IBC.

The question these pages keep being asked is always the same: do I pour it as it is, or mix it with water and sugar? As it is. And there is only one thing you dilute it for.

01 · HOW TO FEED IT

Neat for stores; diluted 1:1 only to stimulate

Nothing to dissolve and nothing to heat: it arrives inverted and thicker than a 2:1 syrup. For topping up stores it goes in undiluted, and the maker suggests 500 g to 1 kg per colony every one to five days, matched to how fast the bees take it down.

Stores · autumn	Neat, untouched. This is where the density pays: less water for the bees to drive off before they cap it
Stimulation · spring	Diluted 1:1 with water, the density bees read as nectar coming in

The IBC is sold by weight, not by volume: it is 1,400 kg of thick syrup, appreciably less than 1,400 litres. This is the format for feeding a whole apiary without handling drums one at a time. One warning about diluting: thinned syrup does not keep the way the concentrate does, because more water means more risk of fermentation. Make up only what the colony will get through in a few days.

02 · THE SUGARS

21.5-22.5 % moisture and 92-95 % monosaccharides

It carries fructose (43-46 %), glucose and invert sugars, at a moisture of 21.5-22.5 % — nearly honey's own — which is a dry matter of 77.5-78.5 %. Of the total sugars, 92-95 % are monosaccharides: the bee takes them up without having to split them first, and that is the figure worth reading on any syrup's data sheet. We would rather publish the numbers than sell a comparison: within this very range the Classic is the thickest of the three, ahead of the Optimal, which runs at 27-29 % moisture.

03 · DILUTION

The sum for a 2:1 or a 1:1

Ratios go by weight: a 1:1 is a kilo of sugar to a litre of water, that is 50 % dry matter; a 2:1 is two kilos to a litre, 66.7 %. At 77.5-78.5 % this syrup beats both, and a 3:1 as well, which would be 75 %: that is why it goes into the hive untouched for stores.

To thin it down, knowing that a litre of water weighs a kilo: water (L) = kg of syrup × (78 ÷ target dry matter − 1). A 1:1 comes to 0.56 L per kilo — 784 L for the IBC, which leaves you 2,184 kg — and a 2:1 to 0.17 L per kilo, that is 238 L. A stimulation feed sits between 30 and 50 % moisture, and that band runs exactly from 2:1 to 1:1.

04 · BEFORE YOU BUY

Which of the three IdealApi lines

All three come in several formats, and what separates them is what sits on top of the sugar:

Classic 1,400 kg IBC (this one)	Sugars only and the thickest of the three (21.5-22.5 % moisture). The budget one
Optimal 1,400 kg IBC	Balanced sugars (pH 4.5) plus an extract of seven plants
Complete ApiTotal 1,400 kg IBC	The fullest: adds B-group vitamins, minerals and amino acids

✓ FITS	Topping up stores and, once diluted, stimulating — without making syrup at home.
✕ DOESN'T FIT	Standing in for a health treatment. Or covering a pollen shortage: this is energy, not protein.
⚠ NOT INCLUDED	The feeder: the syrup is poured, and the container in the hive is bought separately.

SPECIFICATIONS

Product	Invert syrup of fructose and glucose · Dulcofruct
Format	1,400 kg IBC
Sugars	Fructose 43-46 % · glucose · invert sugars
Monosaccharides	92-95 % of total sugars
Moisture	21.5-22.5 % · dry matter 77.5-78.5 %
Storage	Ventilated room, between -15 and +30 °C · 12 months from production
Directions for use	Neat for stores · diluted 1:1 (0.56 L of water per kg) for stimulation