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<< Thanks to the many who have given the recipes in the archives.  We do want
 to make some candy.  We're considering using a small amount of candy to
 indicate  the bees' hunger by a quick sighting of the tops of the frames to
 see if any has been consumed.  If candy is eaten we could then provide
 better feed.  Has anyone any experience that might guide us in this use of
 bee candy? >>

   You might want to check out surplus/salvage dealers. I don't know if any
is still around, or if there are any new supplies, but beekeepers fed tons of
hard candy, that were recycled from government fallout shelters, a few years
back.  The bees loved it.
   Our local candy manufacturer sells scrap candy real cheap, but they don't
separate chocolate, which I understand is toxic to bees, so I don't get this.
 Still, it might be worth a check with your local manufacturers.

Dave
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