FONDANT RECIPES ~ Share your recipe here!

[riverbee]

might check with your local grocer (it would be in the baking section), natural food/health food store, vitamin store, michaels craft store, maybe wally M., costco, sams club, etc.........you can also buy it online.

[Jen]

Thanks Riv 

[riverbee]

you are welcome jen......

[Ray4852]

This is the recipe I use from the bee club I  belong with. Complete instructions. I add megabee and Amino B Booster to make it better.


http://www.hungrybearfarms.com/index.php/honeybee-health

[Perry]

Thanks for the link Ray. Curious name for a bee business, "Hungry Bear Farms".
Sorta like tempting the gods isn't it?

[riverbee]

thank you ray!

[Ray4852]

Thanks for the link Ray. Curious name for a bee business, "Hungry Bear Farms".
Sorta like tempting the gods isn't it?

Good people to deal with. I think they own a small family farm too.

[Yankee11]

Hobby Lobby has Glucose.

[riverbee]

made 4 of these today, i have one hive that might be a little short:








recipe another beek gave me, thought i'd try, this isn't for anyone who has a lot of hives to add fondant/sugar candy to.  temp was below 230 F at the final stage, sugar was bubbling not boiling. i used weber grill pans for the 'mold's ' to pour into.  also, pour quickly and do not use a rubber spatula to scoop remainder out of the pyrex (use a metal spoon)..........
these set up, harden quickly, pop out easily and no waiting for the sugar to dry out or dry using the oven. i did 4 in less than an hour. each square 'brick' made about 1 1/2 cups of sugar candy and weighed  one pound.  i used square weber grill pans, when i popped them out i laid them on wax paper, and then placed in a ziploc.  will check the one hive tomorrow, and place on whatever is needed and freeze the rest, add as needed and/or make more. 

MICROWAVE SUGAR CANDY
Spray mold with cooking spray (lightly, like pam, depending on mold being used, probably not necessary)
Stir 3/8-cup water into 2 cups sugar
Microwave at full power for 2 minutes
Stir and microwave another 4 minutes
Let sit 3 minutes
Pour into mold and let harden
Unmold and place candy on the top bars of the hive

[Bakersdozen]

This is the recipe I use from the bee club I  belong with. Complete instructions. I add megabee and Amino B Booster to make it better.


http://www.hungrybearfarms.com/index.php/honeybee-health

Thanks for the link, Ray.  Does anyone know how long Honey B Healthy lasts?  I have an open bottle that's about 5 years old.

[riverbee]

good question bakers, i have a couple 16 oz open bottles i have stored in ziploc bags in cool dry areas.  to be honest i have used this stuff with many hives and so frequently that i run out, but now have used open bottles that are probably 3 or 4 years old.  they still smell as strong and pungent as the day purchased?  there is no shelf life or expiration date on the bottle. 

lol, i sent an email to ask this very question on the 'contact us' on the honeybhealthy.com website............the email bounced!  there are phone numbers to call..........
Toll Free: 866-542-0879
Local: 703-880-6670
Fax: 703-880-5115

sales@honeybhealthy.com > this email bounced!

now that the email bounced i am going to try the phone numbers!

[riverbee]

received a reply from a robert noel of honey b healthy by email, even though the email i sent came back 'message undeliverable'................

here is what he said about the shelf life:

"In response to your inquiry for expiration times of our products they all have a three year shelf-life. Our experience with Honey-B-Healthy productions (approx. 5+ years old) indicates that the shelf life can exceed 5 years if properly stored. Keep tightly sealed and out of the sun and heat when not in use. Shake well before using. The formula has shown to be exceedingly stable. Keeping in a refrigerator is an excellent way to store the product by keeping it fresh."

good info, and good to know, i'll throw mine in the fridge now!

[Bakersdozen]

Thanks riverbee!  I'll throw mine in the trash and get some more. 

[Zweefer]

Thanks for this info, I was kinda wondering as well...


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[Bee Commander]

Here's a link to a recipe from a popular beesource beekeeper. She uses apple cider vinegar to moisten the sugar. I used this recipe to make bricks and fondant. Scroll down to read why to use vinegar instead of water.  My bees love this stuff. I also use Lauri's recipe for pollen sub. A main ingredient in the sub is also vinegar. My bee's devour the pollen sub and have done well on it. I make bricks and fondant yesterday for the first time. I distributed it yesterday. When finished I went back to the first hive a gave a paper plate of fondant and the bees were all over it. 


http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?290641-My-recipe-method-for-sugar-blocks&highlight=Lauri%27s+sugar+bricks

[Lburou]

I have read that ash is the substance to avoid when feeding honey bees.  When you put wood, honey or unprocessed sugars to a flame, the material that remains after being consumed by fire is ash.  In the human diet, we call it fiber.  For bees, this fiber causes dysentery, which is especially bad during the winter when they can't leave the hive.  Unprocessed sugars, like brown sugar, have enough fiber to cause dysentery and should be avoided. 

The two things about HFCS are: 1) If it gets too warm, (usually in transport to commercial beekeepers in an 18 wheeler) certain chemicals form that will harm honey bees, and 2) It may compromise immune system of the bee making it vulnerable to pesticides and pathogens and contribute to colony losses (read about that here).

[Jen]

This is my favorite recipe from Ray 4850. I like it because I use my bees' honey in it. And the bees gobbled it up

Ray4850 Posted "This is the recipe I use from the bee club I belong with. Complete instructions. I add megabee and Amino B Booster to make it better."

http://www.hungrybearfarms.com/index.php/honeybee-health

[capt44]

Here is the recipe I use.

Fondant Bee Candy

 This is great for emergency feed in the winter

This recipe is our choice for making a good fondant candy for the bees. We have chosen not to use corn syrup because of GMO and of all the hybridization that the corn plant has gone through. It has been proven not to be beneficial for the bees. Cream of Tarter is excluded for the same reason because it is not beneficial to the bees.

1. Use 1 part water to 4 parts sugar. 1 cup of sugar weighs 8 ounces.

2. Add 1/4 tsp. vinegar per pound of sugar.

The vinegar helps to break down the sugar as it cooks and will be evaporated.

3. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until boiling begins.

If you try to make the candy without stirring it will yield a transparent gel that will be extremely sticky.

4. Boil covered for 3 minutes without stirring.

5.   Boil until mixture reaches 234F. Do not go over this temperature since this will cause the mixture to caramelize and will be harmful to the bees.

6. Remove from heat and allow to cool to 200F. This will cause the candy to have an increased thickness.

7. Whip with a whisk until whiteness occurs.

8.   Quickly pour onto waxed paper having a towel beneath. Be sure that the towel is not fluffy since it will depress the cake’s width. This method will make a nice cake.

9. Allow to cool undisturbed.

10.     Remove waxed paper and store each cake in a plastic bag in the refrigerator.

The cakes can be handled as plates, but may be a little fudgy. They will be completely white with whiter areas inside. Tiny crystals will shine from a broken edge. Place fondant directly over the brood cluster so the bees can have access to it.
Or you can pour it into the deep side of an innercover and let it set up making a candy board.

[capt44]

My fondant is hard too, but they still eat it. They love it

While the bees are clustered they give off a warm moist heat which will soften the fondant above the cluster. They can then feed on it.