I add sodium hypochlorite (bleach) to my sugar syrup to keep it from fermenting. See Randy Oliver's website scientificbeekeeping. City water will be fine.I boil the water first to drive out the chlorine, or just let it sit overnight first. It makes a difference in my pickles and homebrew.
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This...I think it's just fine. Sometimes we think too much.
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a lot of bigger water companies use chloramine (chlorine+ammonia) instead of chlorine. it's more stable, so boiling, filtering, or letting it sit for a day will not break it down. that's good if you are a water company that wants to maintain chlorine levels. but, for instance, you can't get it out of aquariums without a chemical neutralizer.I boil the water first to drive out the chlorine, or just let it sit overnight first. It makes a difference in my pickles and homebrew.
Well my plan is to feed only honey back to them when they need it but I know I'll cave when they're about starve. I want to try not feeding sugar though, I'll have to see how it goes.How is the view up there on that soapbox?
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