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The fondant on the website is rolled fondant, which is used to cover wedding
cakes, and is not what you would want to feed to your bees. Bakers fondant
is what you want, David, and it is a completely different product--water,
sugar, corn syrup, and sometimes a minute amount of tartaric acid to prevent
crystalization of the fondant. I've used it with success in late
winter/early spring. It comes in a 50# cube and is dead easy to cut into
thin slices and place on the top bars. It's not hard to make, but easier to
buy from a local baker if he'll sell you some. Well wrapped, it will last
for a very long time, but if not wrapped it gets quite hard.

Jeffrey Hamelman
Vermont

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