White, Granulated Sugar

This white granulated sugar is intended for feeding honey bees as a supplemental carbohydrate source when natural nectar is unavailable. Packed in clean bags instead of barrels, so it is easy to move and use. It is clean, dry, pure sugar packaged in 50 lb bags to reduce waste. Commonly used by beekeepers to make sugar syrup, sugar water, or dry feed. This is the same sugar you can purchase from bulk grocery stores like Costco, Walmart, or Restaurant Supply, but at a better price. This is pure, clean sugar suitable for bees and baking. This sugar can be made from either beet sugar, which is the most common sugar in the United States, or cane sugar. 

50lbs of sugar yields approximately 14 gallons of 1:1 syrup

50lbs of sugar yields approximately 11 gallons of 2:1 syrup

Beekeepers use plain table sugar (pure sucrose) because it is easy for bees to digest and does not contain the trace minerals found in other sugars that can be harmful to bee colonies.

Feeding Sugar Syrup to Honey Bees

Beekeepers feed sugar syrup to support:

• Brood rearing in spring

• Colony growth and comb building

• Survival during nectar dearths

• Maintaining honey stores before winter

Common mixtures include:

• One part sugar to one part water (1:1) for spring feeding

• Two parts sugar to one part water (2:1) for fall feeding

Sugar syrup can be fed using jar feeders, top feeders, inner cover feeders, or other standard hive feeding methods.

Bulk Sugar for Beekeepers

This sugar is available:

• By the 50 lb bag

• By the pallet for beekeepers feeding large numbers of colonies

• By the truck - Market rates apply and direct delivery

Buying in bulk provides consistency and ensures supply during peak feeding seasons.

Store sugar in a cool, dry location and keep it sealed to prevent moisture absorption.

Product Notes

• White granulated sugar (pure sucrose)

• Sugar is clean, dry, unexpired, and bagged

• Packaged in 50 lb bags

• Available by the bag, by the pallet, or by the truck

• Not a replacement for natural nectar or honey

Sugar is for pickup at our store in Irondale, Alabama
Check out our sugar syrup calculator

To start a return, visit our return portal here.

We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return.

To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it, unworn or unused, with tags, and in its original packaging. The order will also need to have been placed through our retail store or through www.foxhoundbeecompany.com