Free calculator

Sugar Syrup Calculator

Choose a 1:1, 2:1 or custom ratio, enter your hives and colony size, and get the sugar weight, water volume and feeding frequency — plus a warning if you are about to feed at the wrong time of year.

Batch and concentration

SeasonChoosing a season sets the ratio most beekeepers would use. You can override it below.

Ratio (sugar : water by weight)

Syrup to make (litres)

Colonies to feed

Colony strength

Feeder capacity (litres)

Mixing instructions

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Sugar needed

Ratio—

Water—

Total syrup—

Per colony—

Syrup density—

Total feeding time—

Coverage against requirement

Refill schedule

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These calculators use widely used working figures, not measurements of your apiary. Real yields, consumption rates and hive capacities vary with climate, colony genetics, forage and equipment. Treat the output as a planning estimate.

Seasonal Prep stage

Equipment for this step

SeasonFeeding & Seasonal Care

Sugar Syrup Feeder

Bulk liquid feeding for build-up and winter stores.

Feeding & Seasonal CareRead

SeasonHive Health & Inspection

Hive Feeder

Delivers syrup or fondant without drowning the bees.

Hive Health & InspectionRead

SeasonFeeding & Seasonal Care

Pollen Patty

Protein for brood rearing when forage is thin.

Feeding & Seasonal CareRead

SeasonFeeding & Seasonal Care

Entrance Feeder

Cheap, convenient, and the fastest way to start a robbing war.

Feeding & Seasonal CareRead