>> First beekeeper who mentioned this to me in 2006, added Vitamin C because his 5 year old asked why Daddy wasn't pouring a bottle of Vitamin C in his home made pollen sub. > I thought this was as an attractent to the patty (2004?) > Vitamin C and CCD, seems to me to be pure speculation. > > Myself, since 09 have fed 10+gm (/hive/year) Vitamin C is available cheaply in bulk. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascorbic_acid http://www.piwine.com/catalog.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=16145&category_id=83 http://www.winemakingsuperstore.com/additives.html#Ascorbic_Acid Your local wine-making store has it in bulk. Ascorbic acid can and has been used in pollen supplements, partly to adjust pH. http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A2=BEE-L;A6mbtA;199812281426180800A;ind9901A http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A2=BEE-L;VwvrAA;199812250915350800D Read this, too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_(drink) *********************************************** 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 Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm
