I have heard this for years. The basic premise that honey contains more "solids," and the darker the honey...the more so-called solids it contains. These solids supposedly require more frequent flights to void. I'm not willing to assume that a darkening agent in honey adds more material that can't be digested. Pure white milk after all, contains fat. Is rye whisky thicker than vodka? This color theory is an example of magical thinking. Next, one wonders just what materials could be in honey and if we stipulate that they exist.....where does the idea come from that they are negative for the bees. It seems like the idea may have come to some beekeeper trying to explain wintering losses and feeling guilty because he took too much honey off. ("I took the honey but I did it for their own good.") Dick Marron *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Access BEE-L directly at: http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=BEE-L