High Fructose Corn Syrup: A Revolution in the Making (Part I)

摘要

"Does the stimulation provided by the sucrose of cane sugar make for a bigger and better colony buildup and comb building than does MFCS, which requires no enzyme to be added by the insects?" It was during my stint as a graduate student at the University of Georgia that I attended my first convention of the American Beekeeping Federation. I recently became a 31-year member of that organization and have participated at most of its national meetings during my active career as an extension Apiculturist.I got many ideas from those conventions, but that first one sticks in my mind. At one of the booths in the commercial exhibition area, I saw a fountain running a clear liquid. The person manning the display proudly informed me this was a brand new bee food on the market. It was the first time I was to hear the words High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). Little did I know that I was seeing and participating in a revolution in the making.