James Fischer wrote:
> Bill Truesdell said:
> 
>> (BTW, beet sugar is harmful to bees as a feed.)
> 
> Where did you hear this, Bill?
> 

 From my slowly deteriorating memory. Fortunately we have the archives so here is what I said long ago.

"Depends on the point in the production process at which they used it.
Fully refined is good. Anywhere else in the process is bad. Beet sugar
is even worse anywhere else except the final sugar. Lots of information
in the literature about this, including bees having lots of problems
around sugar mills."

So the issue with beet sugar is the level of refinement. Refined beet sugar is no different than 
cane, so I should have checked my own writings, brilliant as they were, before trusting on memory.

I do love this list. No one lets you get away with anything.

Bill Truesdell (I really meant "beat sugar", the product of the refinement of ancient (60's) hippies.)
Bath, Maine

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