They only preserve the organisms via their Honey then apparently or don’t need high concentrations.
> On Nov 16, 2017, at 6:57 PM, Peter Borst <[log in to unmask]> quoted:
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> The absolute number of bacteria in hive-stored pollen decreases with storage time, indicating that it is not a suitable medium for microbial growth.
Well the yeast dies after you make beer, wine and mead. Doesn’t mean grains, grapes and Honey are not suitable mediums. Anybody measure the alcohol in bee bread?
— mark
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