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Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« on: February 09, 2014, 12:16:55 pm »
I think my measurements are right, but two batches have come out runny.

MegaBee patty intructions:

Mix 1 part powder by weight + 1.7 parts heavy syrup. Let soak overnight and make into patty.

My measurements are: Add 1 cup MegaBee powder 1 3/4 heavy syrup. This makes about 1 winter patty that I would buy from B and B Honey Farms.

Solution didn't set up, twice, pretty runny

Is my equation right according to MegaBee



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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2014, 12:24:32 pm »
Not sure here I have never mixed mega bee. But will take a stab at it.  The directions call out for measurement by weight and you are measuring by volume. This may be the problem
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2014, 12:29:09 pm »
Minnie- What I need is for the measurements to be converted into cook book style.

Have never professed to be a mathematician by any means ???
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2014, 12:31:53 pm »
If it is an issue of wright to volume being the problem I would get a small set of digital scales. They are handi to have around I use a  digital scale when making soaps and lip balm they are cheap on ebay.
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2014, 12:51:08 pm »
jen, here is the mixing instructions:
Mega Bee Mixing Instructions
and a pdf file with tips:
Mixing Tips

says:
PATTY
"Prepare MegaBee patties with a heavy syrup, i.e. fructose corn syrup, 50/50 blend or heavy sucrose syrup (2:1 or greater). For soft, moist patties follow the measurements in the chart below. If firmer patties are preferred, reduce the amount of liquid syrup to 1.5 lbs. of liquid per 1 pound of MegaBee."

according the the chart, 1 pound of mega bee to 2 1/3 cups liquid. (2:1 sugar syrup or greater)

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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2014, 12:54:26 pm »
Riv! You are the sugar in my tea  :)
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2014, 01:10:36 pm »
honey  sistah.......honey!  no sugar!.......... :D

you might be able to salvage what you did mix up?
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2014, 01:42:49 pm »
4 Cups of MegaBee powder weighs- 1 pound
2 Cups of MegaBee powder weighs- 1/2 pound
1 Cup of MegaBee powder weighs- 1/4 pound
Mix 4 cups at once and your 1 3/4 cup syrup will be about right.
Mix 1 cup with a bit less than 1/4 cup syrup.

The stuff you have made, just add 3 cups megabee to each batch and remix.
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2014, 02:58:17 pm »
jen, here is the mixing instructions:
Mega Bee Mixing Instructions
and a pdf file with tips:
Mixing Tips

Why doesn't MegaBee put all these mixing tips on or within the shipping box For Cryin Out Loud!
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2014, 03:44:49 pm »
Adding the directions to the bag, will just make it more expensive to purchase.
"Google" is your best friend. They have the directions on the 40 lb bag.
My bees love that stuff.
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2014, 03:53:33 pm »
Well I don't want to appear internet ignorant, I'm good at researching the web. But it did frustrate me to not be able to find 'the page' in the megabee website, that Riverbee found for me. Bless her honey heart  :D
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2014, 04:45:12 pm »
aw jen, beekeeping companies think all us beekeepers are walking encyclopedias for instructions........ :D

just kidding girl, since when have you purchased anything from anywhere that you didn't have to download instructions from the net, saving paper? not sure how they think we are all saving paper, cuz we just print it off........ :D

hey, post back and let us know how your mix turned out, how it finally worked out for you.   :)
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2014, 06:00:00 pm »
Riv- This winter, you ought to see the three piles of printed bee info I have. I am wading thru it tho.

I added another cup to my loose recipe, it's more like Adams peanut butter texture now, don't think it will drip off of the wax paper. It's in the hive. Weather is up into the 50's next week, I'll take a peek. Bees are going thru the patties every two weeks.

I'll update for sure
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2014, 06:45:39 pm »
Jen, Dr. Wardell is very good about answering questions on his product.
You can just shoot him an e-mail and they will respond back.
On the stacks of paper, I had stacks that were falling over and mixed up half the time.
Purchasing a few flash drives to keep my beekeeping articles on, saved the day for me!
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2014, 07:20:48 pm »
"Riv- This winter, you ought to see the three piles of printed bee info I have. I am wading thru it tho."

jen, you ought to see my library of bee materials...... :D tefer said something about stacks of materials, falling over, mixed up, and flash drives.....well i don't have mine on flash drives....... :D

the mix like peanut butter, yeah that's the way it should be!  keep us updated!
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2014, 08:40:30 pm »
After looking in the drawer, seems I have a whole hand full of those flash drives with bee stuff on them. How could a person collect so much stuff?  :o
I'll have to edit some of it off. No person in their right mind could ever utilize that much info.
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2014, 09:28:56 pm »
I have to admit that my desk is full of papers, but I've been pretty good at keeping my favorite bee stuff on a flashdrive. I have some more to put on now that I've learned so much this winter on this forum. This is partly because my dear ole laptop is on it's last leg so I'm in the process of emptying it. Ugh
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2014, 09:43:28 pm »
The wife bought us new equipment this year. An ipad for her and a surface for me. I'm still trying to adjust to the smaller screen and not having any fun. Thought I'd better get to using it if I ever wanted anything new in the future.
She said it was time to clean up all this clutter around here. Hence, getting rid of all that paper and downloading most stuff to electronic storage. Thank God I have a great wife that puts up with me.
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #18 on: February 09, 2014, 09:52:34 pm »
.... :D
tefer, you are a funny guy!
"After looking in the drawer, seems I have a whole hand full of those flash drives with bee stuff on them. How could a person collect so much stuff?  :o
I'll have to edit some of it off. No person in their right mind could ever utilize that much info."

how could a person collect so much stuff? right mind?!..... :laugh:  wanna bet?!!!  i don't like things i can't hold and read and mark up with pen and a highligher......... :D come on over to my house, you have no idea what 'bee stuff" is for collecting since, hmmmm not gonna say!!!!....... :D

it's alllllll gooooood!!!!!
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Re: Making my own MegaBee winter patties
« Reply #19 on: February 09, 2014, 10:17:01 pm »
She still doesn't know about all those bee magazines from the forties and fifties I've collected.
I'm hiding them in the attic. I do have a good selection of books too, but they look nice and tidy in the book shelves.
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