Syrup IdealApi Classic® 275 kg Stimulation Feed for Bees
Syrup IdealApi Classic® 275 kg
315 .00
IA-CLASSIC-275

Syrup IdealApi Classic® 275 kg

Syrup IdealApi Classic® 275 kg Stimulation Feed for Bees
  • Syrup IdealApi Classic® 275 kg Stimulation Feed for Bees
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Invert syrup of fructose and glucose, ready to pour: neat to top up stores, diluted 1:1 only to stimulate. Moisture 21-23 % (dry matter 77.5-78.5 %) and 92-95 % monosaccharides, with zinc and copper. A feed, not a treatment. 275 kg drum.
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Details of Syrup IdealApi Classic® 275 kg

21-23 %

MOISTURE · LIKE HONEY

77.5-78.5 %

DRY MATTER

275 kg

DRUM (SOLD BY WEIGHT)

92-95 %

MONOSACCHARIDES

Invert syrup of fructose and glucose at honey's own moisture (21-23 %), with zinc and copper as trace elements. It is the plain one in the IdealApi range: sugars, and little else. A 275 kg drum.

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 at the density of a 3:1 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 · autumnNeat, untouched. This is where the density pays: less water for the bees to drive off before they cap it
Stimulation · springDiluted 1:1 with water, the density bees read as nectar coming in

The drum is sold by weight, not by volume: it is 275 kg of thick syrup, so it comes to appreciably less than 275 litres. Count in kilos when planning the season. 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

21-23 % moisture and 92-95 % monosaccharides

It carries fructose (43-46 %), glucose and invert sugars, at a moisture of 21-23 % — 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 · ZINC AND COPPER

What they add, and what they don't

On top of the sugars the formulation declares two trace elements: zinc and copper. It is worth saying plainly what this is and is not: it is a feed, not a treatment. It acts on no disease of the colony, it does not stand in for hive health work, and no such role is claimed for it here. Nor does it cover a pollen shortage: this is energy, not protein.

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 275 kg (this one)Sugars only, the thickest of the three (21-23 % moisture), with zinc and copper. The budget one
Optimal 275 kgBalanced sugars (pH 4.5) plus an extract of seven plants
Complete ApiTotal 2 kg bagsThe fullest: adds B-group vitamins, minerals and amino acids
✓ FITSTopping up stores and, once diluted, stimulating — without making syrup at home.
✕ DOESN'T FITStanding in for a health treatment. Or covering a pollen shortage: this is energy, not protein.
⚠ NOT INCLUDEDThe feeder: the syrup is poured, and the container in the hive is bought separately.

SPECIFICATIONS

ProductInvert syrup of fructose and glucose · Dulcofruct
Format275 kg drum
SugarsFructose 43-46 % · glucose · invert sugars
Monosaccharides92-95 % of total sugars
Moisture21-23 % · dry matter 77.5-78.5 %
Trace elementsZinc (Zn) and copper (Cu)
Directions for useNeat for stores · diluted 1:1 with water for stimulation
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