>So, how can they eat that sugar and survive, but not their 'own'
crystallized honey?

Bill, I have given thought to the same.  I have also fed granulated sugar
successfully.
In my area, bees are able to process granulated honey.  My guess is that the
difference is in the humidity.  My bees experience a wet winter, so it is
easy for them to produce enough metabolic moisture to liquefy the granulated
honey.

My discussion with Canadian beeks indicates that the humidity is so low,
that the metabolic moisture evaporates (or sublimates) off so quickly that
the bees are faced with dessication, and are unable to efficiently liquefy
the hard canola honey.

I would like to hear Allen's opinion on this subject.

Randy Oliver

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