>
> >How toxic to bees is HMF? They must have been exposed to it in low doses
>  forever.


Hi Chris,  HMF must get up to the 100-150ppm range for noticable toxicity.
I would guess (but no supportive data) that it would form in the honey just
under the lid in areas with hot-long summers.

HFCS can easily exceed the above levels if mishandled.

Even after the "big scare" in Calif, when the manufacturers were acutely
aware of the problem, I purchased a sample of HFCS/sucrose blend, freshly
mixed, that already was at 40ppm by test!

Randy Oliver

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