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Offline Kirk-o

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artificial feeds
« 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?
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Re: artificial feeds
« Reply #1 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?
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Not sure you want to use the cane sugar,  I use high frutose corn sryup.
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Re: artificial feeds
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: artificial feeds
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2007, 11:03:50 pm »
Well that answers my question thank you very much Michael
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