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>>  First beekeeper who mentioned this to me in 2006, added Vitamin C because his 5  year old
asked why Daddy wasn't pouring a bottle of Vitamin C in his home made  pollen sub.

 > I thought this was as an attractent to the patty (2004?)

>  Vitamin C and CCD, seems to me to be pure speculation.

 > > Myself, since 09 have fed 10+gm (/hive/year)

Vitamin C is available cheaply in bulk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascorbic_acid
http://www.piwine.com/catalog.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=16145&category_id=83
http://www.winemakingsuperstore.com/additives.html#Ascorbic_Acid

Your local wine-making store has it in bulk.

Ascorbic acid can and has been used in pollen supplements, partly to 
adjust pH.
http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A2=BEE-L;A6mbtA;199812281426180800A;ind9901A
http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A2=BEE-L;VwvrAA;199812250915350800D

Read this, too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_(drink)

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