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Re: Feeding bees
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Bill Truesdell <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 14 Oct 1999 07:37:09 -0400
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Bernie Duggan wrote
> I have read that when making fondant (candy),
> adding Cream of Tartar will invert the sugar.
> Is it possible to use this or any other catalyst
> in preparing feeding-syrup?

Cream of Tartar does increase bee mortality, but not so you will
see it. The best feed is cane sugar dissolved in warm, not
boiling, water. That is from British scientists who ran tests
many years back.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, ME

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