>Date: Mon, 21 Feb 1994 12:17:44 +0000 >From: POPPY <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: northern extent of AHB > >Dear beeliners, > This has nothing to with AHB but i wanted to quickly use the reply >command to send a message. > I wish to obtain some industrila corn syrup for feeding to bees. Can >anyone give me the compositions normally offered by companies. I wish to >feed the syrup to bumblebees in it's neat state - preferably approx 70% sugars >without dilution to cut down work and reduce fermentation problems. Has anyone >got any ideas about the simplest way of producing/obtaining syrups which do not > ferment and require minimal effort. I would appreciate any addresses which are >in the UK if at all possible. >Guy Poppy >Dept Entomology/Nematology >Rothamsted Experimental Station >Harpenden >Herts AL5 1BA Guy I suggest you address your question directly to Mr. Chris Plowright from Canada ([log in to unmask]). He is a bombus specialist at the Ottawa University. He has an extensive practical knowledge of their culture. I just read that there is a BOMBUS conference list on the Internet. You may be interested to subscribe: [log in to unmask] I hope this information is helpful to you Jean-Pierre Chapleau Quebec province Canada