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Brian Fredericksen <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 8 Nov 2006 09:55:59 -0500
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With heat and or time HMF (hydroxy-methyl-furfural) is formed in 
honey. This compound is what makes honey un-usable as  feed for 
bees. 

See this link for some limited info

http://www.xs4all.nl/~jtemp/hmf.html

As a rule I only feed back honey from the current year. Why take a 
chance when you can buy corn syrup for around 15-20 cents a pound? 

The only use for large quanitities of old honey that come to mind  
would be to sell it as bear bait during hunting season or if you sell at a 
farmers market as bottom feeder bait (folks looking for cheap honey 
where price is the only factor in their buying descision)

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