Bob Harrison wrote:
> Do you have any info re any differences to bees between cane and beet sugar?
>   
Commercial beet and cane are sucrose and the same and fine for bees. 
There is good info on this in the archives. There is an issue with 
incomplete processed cane and beet sugar.

HFCS was tested by the Brits long ago along with sugar and honey. Sugar 
was the best feed, HFCS second and honey last for overwintering bees. 
HFCS is an excellent winter feed, as has been shown for years.

There is a lot of discussion on this in the archives along with off spec 
HFCS. Some beekeepers do not understand that there are two different 
processes to make HFCS. The acid method is a bee killer. Add to that, 
there are two different enzyme produced HFCS and, if you do not know 
what you are buying, you will harm your bees.

My guess is the HFCS was not off spec, but either the seller or buyers 
did not know the product.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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