Corn syrup for feeding

[troutstalker2]

  I was thinking of using corn syrup for feeding. For those that do, does it work well. I live near brushy mountain so shipping is not an issue. They have it for $23 and change for 5 gal (65 lbs.). With sugar at the price it is, this may be good alternative. I'm not looking to get into a discussion about the evils of hfcs, please.  

David

[rdy-b]

  yea get some -the bees will love it -the stuf i been geting is a blend of HFCS and sucrose
but HFCS will fill the bill-RDY-B

[Brian D. Bray]

Fractose syrup (corn syrup) is sensitive to heat and can easily be made inedible, to both humans and bees, if not handled properly.  The smaller the container it is stored in the more susceptable to heat varications it becomes. 

If it is discounted in price it has already been rejected by at least one buyer of food grade syrups.  Inpure or carmalized sugar or syrups can cause disentary in bees.

I have found that unless you are a sideliner or commercial beekeeper and can buy fractose syrup in large quantities, from a confident source, it is not worth the disaster that can occur in a beeyard that has been feed spoiled syrup.