Apimix 67 10kg

01 · HOW TO PUT IT ON

The bag goes on closed and pricked on top: that way they do not drown

The mistake that costs bees is opening the bag. With the syrup exposed, in weak colonies many drown — it is runny, and a bee that slips does not get out. The current pack is used closed: lay it over the frames or the crown board with the lid facing down, without blocking the bees’ passage, and make 8 to 12 holes with a sharp point on top, as the manufacturer indicates. The bees drink through those holes and no sheet of liquid forms. If you prefer to work in bulk, empty it into a feeder with floats.

02 · WHICH SUGARS IT CARRIES

Two thirds already split, one third sucrose

The blend is 40 ± 2 % fructose, 30 ± 2 % dextrose and 30 ± 2 % sucrose on dry matter: an invert sugar syrup with added fructose. Two thirds of the sugar arrive as monosaccharides the bee takes up directly; the sucrose she splits with her own invertase, as she does with nectar. HMF stays under 20 ppm and it carries potassium sorbate as a preservative, at 0.10 % at most. The high fructose content is also what stops it crystallising in cold areas, so the bag stays available when the temperature drops.

03 · WHEN AND HOW

Ready to use: 34 % water, no need to dilute

At 34 % water and 66 °Brix, this syrup already arrives at working density: it does not need water added, unlike the thick syrups. It is the stimulation format — it goes fast — as against a fondant, which is for maintenance. And precisely because it is taken so quickly, be careful not to spill outside the hive: a few drops on the apiary floor and the smell of sugar sets off robbing.

04 · BEFORE YOU BUY

It is syrup, not paste: for starting the queen laying or covering a gap with the colony active. To hold stores over months, a fondant lasts better. And the standing rule: do not feed during a flow if you are going to harvest that honey for sale.

In Apimix 67, the number is its density: 66.5 % dry matter, already a 2:1. There is also Apimix 75, a 3:1 for stores, but only in an IBC or by tanker.