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Re: *** SPAM *** Re: [BEE-L] Winter Stores
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Cam Bishop <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:56:36 -0500
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>He inverted the sugar with tartaric acid, often cited as part of the recipe
for fondant or candy in Bee books.

I have read speculation that the problem is the tartaric acid, not the inversion. Since I use other means to invert my sugar, it may explain my better results. 2 years ago I put fondant [commercially produced of sugar, HFCS and water.] and sugar blocks. I had better survival with the sugar blocks which is why I switched to all sugar blocks last winter. I had 100% survival with 34 nucs with sugar blocks on them. Just my experience and not a controlled study.

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