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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Kirk-o on January 23, 2007, 07:31:31 PM

Title: artificial feeds
Post by: Kirk-o on January 23, 2007, 07:31:31 PM
I would like to know if cane sugar is aconsidered a artificial feed.What is a artificial feed corn syrup?
kirk-o
Title: Re: artificial feeds
Post by: pdmattox on January 23, 2007, 08:08:58 PM
Quote from: Kirk-o on January 23, 2007, 07:31:31 PM
I would like to know if cane sugar is aconsidered a artificial feed.What is a artificial feed corn syrup?
kirk-o

Not sure you want to use the cane sugar,  I use high frutose corn sryup.
Title: Re: artificial feeds
Post by: Michael Bush on January 23, 2007, 10:38:41 PM
Natural feed is nectar, honey and pollen.  Nothing else is what bees would naturally gather.  Sugar syrup is a pH of about 7 or 8.  Honey is a pH of about 5.
Title: Re: artificial feeds
Post by: Kirk-o on January 23, 2007, 11:03:50 PM
Well that answers my question thank you very much Michael
kirko
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