At 09:46 AM 7/18/97 -0500, you wrote:
>> Hard granulated canola honey can be deadly for wintering.
 
>I presumed all honey used for wintering is granulated except at the
>very center of the cluster. Why would this be different?
 
I am sure that in areas that have very cold and very dry climate that
granulated honey is not the best of bee foods. In California the weather is
not that cold and bees fly most days in the winter and have little problem
using granulated honey, of course if it is really hard some is wasted and
the effort of the bees can cause the wintering bee populations to decline.
 
The same can be said of dry white sugar which can burn a weak hive out
trying to use it. DRIVERT sugar can be added to regular table sugar and
much effort and ware and tare can be reduced on the bees. The ratio of 50#
DRIVERT to 200+# granulated sugar will make the mixture as useful to the
bees as DRIVERT by itself at much reduced cost to the beekeeper.
 
The best bee feed is still HFC, but I would bee sure you get it from a
reliable supplier with good product insurance.<G>
 
ttul, the OLd Drone