Would feeding high fructose corn syrup be as good or better for feeding bees?
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Michael Bush
05-31-2004, 11:32 AM
High fructose corn syrup is closer to honey, but white sugar syrup is closer to nectar. It's the shipping that usually hurts on the HFCS where the white sugar is dry and therefore cheaper to ship. I don't think the bees do any better on the HFCS, but if you can get it in bulk it can save a lot of labor mixing syrup.
Thanks for the comeback Mr.Bush.
I can get bulk powdered corn fructose at a comparable price of with sugar. I wasn't thinking in terms of ease of use as much as "better for the bees".
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