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>Dear Bee-L'ers:
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> As you know from previous discussions on the list, we feed whatever we
>can get the cheapest, and we are always looking for bargains. We've used
>granulated sugar, brown sugar, confectioners sugar, corn syrup, sucrose
>syrup, hard peppermint candy, Nestle's Quick, you-name-it.
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> Well, we just had a wreck upstate and we went up and bought a
>tractor-trailer load of NutraSweet at salvage prices. We've been really tickl
>ed at the bargain brought about by someone else's misfortune, but then we got
>to thinking: Will NutraSweet hurt the bees? Anybody with any experience, or
>would like to comment?
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>Dave Green PO Box 1215, Hemingway, SC 29554
Nutrasweet is a tripeptide (made of 3 amino acids). It was designed to
bind to your tastebuds and think that you are eating something sweet. It
is not a carbohydrate (like sugar) and will not suffice as a supplemental
feed for your bees. It is probably equivalent to feeding them water!
David Bernard email address: [log in to unmask]
NIH, NCHGR
BLD 49, Room 4A83
(301) 496-3798
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