>> Please keep in mind that sucrose is digested into 50:50 glucose and
>> fructose... High fructose type 55 corn syrup is 55% fructose to about 
>> 45% glucose, so not much different.

>The key here is that, for both bee and man, not all sucrose is broken down.
>With humans the body regulates it so you do not get too much of either sugar
>which can lead to serious problems. With the bee, a lot has to do with time
>as to the breakdown. With HFCS, you bypass nature.

Some honies have a sugar profile that is very similar to HFCS as I 
understand it.

Do the comments made about HFCS apply then to honey, and to honey 
as food for both bee and for man?  

If so, it would seem odd that many, if not most beekeepers consider 
good honey to be a best food -- or the best food -- for bees.
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