Dee Lusby wrote:
> What is the REAL REFERENCE for formic acid actually being
> in honey and By Who for the research and work???????? When
> done?????
>
> Can anyone help???? What book is the information to be
> found in for beekeepers??? What is the actual level of
> formic acid in honey if indeed it is to be actually found
> in honey and not supposed like early on?

The following is possibly of interest:--

APIACTA 38 (2003) 257
NATURAL CONTENT OF FORMIC AND OXALIC ACIDS IN HONEYS
Martina Wehling, Werner von der Ohe, Katharina von der Ohe

The investigations showed specific differences between the contents of
both organic  acids for honeys of different botanical origin. The
average natural content of formic acid  of honeydew honeys was
22,7 (± 3,1) mg/kg, of lime honeys 132,6 (± 18,4) mg/kg, of  rape honeys
28,5 (± 3,8) mg/kg and of  heather honeys 206,2 (±  89,7)  mg/kg.
For  natural oxalic acid content we found mean values  of 46,8 (± 9,2)
mg/kg for honeydew honeys,  11,1  (± 4,9) mg/kg for lime honeys,
16,6 (± 3,8) mg/kg for rape honeys and 60,7 (± 3,7) mg/kg for heather
honeys.

Cheers
Tony
Lat 63 deg 26 N.
Long 10 deg 45 E
A.m. carnica

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