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Date: October 12, 1998 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: Vinegar and wax production
 
 
+AD4-This is very interesting - I wonder to what extent the bees were
+AD4-using the acetic acid and other organic acids in the vinegar as a
+AD4-feedstock. I know that that would only be a few milliliters per
+AD4-liter/drops per cup but it would represent a useful amount of organic
+AD4-acids that may be of use in synthesizing waxes and so on - I don't
+AD4-know the biochemistry there, but if you noticed an increase in wax
+AD4-production it would be interesting to look further.
+AD4-
+AD4-The other thing is of course that apple cider vinegar is usually
+AD4-produced by fermenting apples to cider, then allowing the cider's
+AD4-alcohol content to be converted to acetic acid.
 
Now here's a point I was unaware of.
We use Acetic acid as a specific fumigator against Nosema spores, perhaps
there is more to the anti-fermentation use of Apple cider vinegar than meets
the eye. How about a natural preventative to Nosema?
Incidently, I didn't notice an increase in Wax production, just a feeling of
better 'well being'. Certainly any wax drawn seemed a trifle faster, but I
put that down to an increased natural nectar flow.
Seems there is still a lot we don't know about bees+ACE-
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