Hi All/ Michael
 
Michael - you mention that you feed HFCS and have no problems with
fermentation and mold.
 
I know a little about the production of this product - but not
enough. I know that HFCS is usually produced by an enzymatic
degradation of corn, at a number of very big factories in the
American Midwest. (there are some big plants elsewhere in the planet
but I think these are the largest).
 
Theoretically the enzymes converting the corn to syrup must have an
optimum ph - I would geuss that it would be in the range of maybe pH
5 - 6 on the high side, probably lower.
 
So that would mean that HFCS probably has a ph that inhibits growth -
a reason some people may have noticed bees being healthier on it.
 
Anybody able to take the ph of HFCS?
 
Keep well
 
Garth
 
Garth Cambray           Camdini Apiaries
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Grahamstown             Apis mellifera capensis
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