Syrup “honey”

[Erichalfbee]

But nectar contains a lot of sucrose, as well as fructose and glucose. That’s why bees need to secrete invertase, in order to invert the sucrose, which presumably they would do whether the sucrose is in nectar or syrup.

Yes you’re right
Not thinking straight.

Hang on. Bees invert any sucrose they forage, yes?
Do they invert sucrose fed as heavy syrup and stored immediately?

 

[Penninetrader]

If that were true, the Chinese would have discovered how to turn lead into gold.

But nectar contains a lot of sucrose, as well as fructose and glucose. That’s why bees need to secrete invertase, in order to invert the sucrose, which presumably they would do whether the sucrose is in nectar or syrup.

Your knowledge of this chemistry is noted, you are clearly a valuable resource. Good contribution