On 29-Nov-15, at 8:56 PM, E.t. Ash wrote:

>
>    the soil ph which would reasonable also effect not only water ph  
> but also nectar/honey ph.  Quality of water is another matter but I  
> would suspect this has more to do with the acceptability of sugar  
> syrup as a feed for honeybees than does ph < quality of water is not  
> necessarily inexpensive to modify but ph should be an easy and  
> inexpensive thing to adjust.

Hi E.t. and all

We live in a deep river valley cut through limestone cliffs.  Our  
water has, therefore, high calcium content and high ph.  I use RO  
water when mixing syrup/fondant to lower the ph.  What could be added  
to lower the ph further, and how acidic should it be?

This thread has brought up several interesting points about nectar/ 
honey ph.  Would there be a direct correlation between soil ph and  
nectar ph for a specific plant(goldenrod for example)?

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W

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