Researchers find high-fructose corn syrup may be tied to worldwide collapse of bee colonies

Phys.org ^

[matthew fuller]

"every bottle of “100% honey” has gone bad before we finish the bottle."

How exactly did it go bad- turn to sugar or something else?

[chessplayer]

“The researchers aren’t suggesting that high-fructose corn syrup is itself toxic to bees, instead, they say their findings indicate that by eating the replacement food instead of honey, the bees are not being exposed to other chemicals that help the bees fight off toxins, such as those found in pesticides.”

This actually might make some sense, since honey has natural antibiotic and antibacterial properties. Still, wild bee populations are not being fed corn syrup, and they are being impacted too, so I doubt this is the primary cause.

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Maybe not the main cause, but along with pesticides, virus’s/bacteria/parasites, they’re literally being hit with the kitchen sink. Just too much for them to cope with. Not to mention beekeepers literally working them to death.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Whew! I was concerned there for a minute.

[autumnraine]

One batch crystalized, another actually soured.

[Toddsterpatriot]

How does the genetic modification change the HFCS?

[Toddsterpatriot]

I like fish, why does it scare you?

[bert]

my colonies collapsed and never had high fructose corn syrup.

They were, like hummingbirds, fed if necessary cane sugar syrup, home made, with no ill effects at all.

[EricT.]

Fish genes do not belong in strawberry DNA.

Just because science has kinda sorta figured out a small percentage of what different parts of DNA do, does not mean they know what all of it does and what will happen down the road when natural or unnatural mutations occur.

This is the biological equivalent of saying, “Hold my beer and watch me do something cool.”

[tbpiper]

Well for starters, HFCS stands for High Fructose Corn Syrup. A great deal of the stuff is made from GM corn. And for starters on that topic, the GM corn can bring in BT toxin and/or glyphosate, i.e., Round Up.

BTW, do you live in Rio Linda?

[Toddsterpatriot]

“Fish genes do not belong in strawberry DNA”

What do they do there that frightens you?

[Toddsterpatriot]

Yes, I’d like to know what you think the genetic modification does to the high fructose corn syrup.

Obviously the genetic modification doesn’t bring in the herbicide.
Are you claiming HFCS has BT toxin in it? How much?

Rio Linda? Is that where the people smarter than you live?
Must be the most populous city in the world.

[Stand Watch Listen]

[EricT.]

Can you guarantee that they won’t cause any problems down the road?

Didn’t think so.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Ah, the precautionary principle. Your new friends on the left welcome you.

[tbpiper]

Obviously the genetic modification doesn’t bring in the herbicide.

It can't be obvious from your research because you're too lazy to do any.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Please share your research that proves it does. Make it a good lefty source.

[tbpiper]

Please share your research that proves it does.

No, I'm not going to do your homework for you. From a biblical point of view it would be casting pearls before swine.

[PeterPrinciple]

every bottle of “100% honey” has gone bad before we finish the bottle.

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explain what you mean by gone bad. just curious

[Toddsterpatriot]

You’re right, you don’t have to prove your lefty claim. Why start now?

[autumnraine]

Either crystallized or worse, soured. I can understand the sugar part, but not the sour.