> > I think Bob must mean sucrose rather than fructrose.

> In the U.S. about 90% of the bee feed fed by commercial beekeepers is
> fructose. The same product as Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola use in soft
> drinks.

Bob is using the colloquial term for High Fructose Corn Syrup, which is
a syrup that is primarily fructose and and dextrose and water.  This is
a clear, white producet and not to be confused with consumer corn syrup,
some types of which are toxic to bees.

Specs can be found for both 55 and 42 at
http://www.wcommerce.com/conventional.htm

allen
http://www.honeybeeworld.com

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