> There is one study on acidified food and Nosema infection, I notice that there is no data on the PH of the solution once the acetic acid was added. As honey is acid in the first place, what effect on PH does the adding of the acetic acid have? Would the solution of sugar syrup and acetic acid be as acidic as natural honey? Also there is a variation in PH of various honeys. There is a quote to say that honey is in the range of 3.2 - 4.5. If the theory is that the acidification of the sugar solution would help reduce nosema, why wouldn't another acidic food i.e. honey be just as effective? Trevor Weatherhead AUSTRALIA ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************