"Blane White" said: > One point not seen yet is that feeding bees syrup will not spread American Foulbrood > disease while feeding contaminated honey will. It is far better from a disease spread > standpoint to feed syrup than honey. Agree wholeheartedly. Feeding honey is also much more likely to start robbing - madness in my opinion. Using fondant is even better from the robbing point of view. Peter Edwards [log in to unmask] www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::