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Subject:
HFCS (was Organic foundation)
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Bob Harrison <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 3 Feb 2007 11:29:25 -0600
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Hello All,

>High-fructose corn syrup sweetens everything from juice to toothpaste.

HFCS is the subject of an ABJ article I just finished. Also the subject of
recent studies by the Weslaco Bee lab presented to groups of the AHPA (
2006)& ABF (2007).

HFCS contains two sugars which shorten bees lives. In fact kill bees when
spiked into syrup in certain doses (that can be found in off spec HFCS).


 The sugars:

Stachyose & Raffinose

These sugars ar not found in sucrose.

This is NOT new news. The USDA-ARS told us of the problem back in the 70's
from the research of Roy Barker at the Tucson Bee Lab.

bob



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