Bill, For a winter feed, my guess is that it would be ok for the south but bad for the north mainly because of the starch. It is another one of those solids that do not do the bee very much good over a long winter with minimal voiding possibilities. Starch is one of the strikes against confectioners sugar as a winter feed. But if they can get rid of it, it seems it would do minimal harm. The question I would have is if the bees are actually eating it or getting rid of it. Also, what about the cost of marshmallows compared to feeding sugar syrup. It seems you are paying a lot more for minor convienience. I'll stick with the white death - a term freely describing either white sugar or white bread. At the present time, bread is not recommended for winter feeding. :) Bill Truesdell Bath, ME Bill Johnson wrote: > > I was rereading some of my old issues of American Bee Journal. In the > March 1997 issue in the column, "The Classroom" written by Jerry Hayes, > there is a suggestion to try feeding marshmallows to bees. ....the ingredients as follows: corn syrup, sugar, corn starch, > water, gelatin, artificial flavor.