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Re: Feeding chlorine to bees
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:32:56 -0700
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> >Not sure how to relate that to ppm?


It's 360 ppm sodium hypochlorite in the syrup, but that doesn't tell you
much.

That is a high amount of hypochlorite, but what is important is the amount
of free chlorine.
When you mix bleach with sugar syrup, most of the chlorine binds to the
sugar, leaving little free chlorine.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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