>within a few days the unused sugar was fissing, a sure sign of fermentation.
>Now if the bees got to it, you can be sure dysentry would result. Another
>way would to be to feed caramelised sugar or honey,
 
 
I am glad you mentioned this. I am buying several hundred supers from a
fellow and about 20 of them have fermented honey in them. He said I could
just let the bees rob the honey for stores. Is this correct, or will my
girls get sick? I have not been able to find anything in the books...
 
God Bless,
Kelley Rosenlund  [log in to unmask]
Gainesville, Fla. U.S.A., 83 hives