Garry - The February issue of either Bee Culture or ABJ had a sidebox in
which they suggested that the use of tartaric acid or cream of tartar
comes from an old wive's tale and is not recommended at present by those
in the know.
 
Larry Krengel
Marengo, Illinois USA
 
 
On Thu, 13 Mar 1997, Garry Libby wrote:
 
> Does anyone have any advice,pro or con,on using tartaric acid in sugar syrup?
> It is advertised in the Betterbee catalog this year.The ad states that "when
> added to sugar syrup,helps to keep the sugar in solution and makes it easier
> for the bees to metabolize the sugar."  Any comments? Thanks
>                             Garry Libby    [log in to unmask]
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