D. Murrell wrote:

>But I doubt that it's true as I haven't seen
>any evidence, either in research or my own experience, to indicate that corn
>starch a problem.
>
>
Dr. James Tew- Bee Culture Mag- Sept 1999, Fall Feeding
Plus many other places.

Any "indigestible" addition to winter feed causes problems with the
ability of the bee to void it in cold weather, especially Maine. The
gentler the winter, the less problems. Most of the time the number of
bees killed are low in those areas so not even noticed. (How can you see
a 10-20% difference in the number of bees coming out of winter if that
is what you see every spring?)

There is little problem in the spring and summer. Also, corn dust and
cornstarch are not the same.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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