On Fri, 17 Nov 2000 14:42:49 -0700, Lorenzo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>>I don't know what you call paleo sources.
>>Honey...... is devoid of vitamins.
>
>Where can one find an analysis of honey?

Look at nat or usda.
Now i use my links at http://www.geocities.com/paleolix

Trying to be a little more exact here are 100g honey.. from NAT

Nutrient Analysis Tool - Analyze Food
   Nutri     Total    Rec.   %Rec.
-----------+--------+------+------
  Calories     304    2900   10.48%
   Pro (g)     0.3      63    0.48%
   Fat (g)       0   96.67       0%
  Carb (g)    82.4      --    --
 Fiber (g)     0.2      --    --
  Cal (mg)       6     800    0.75%
 Iron (mg)     0.4      10       4%
   Na (mg)       4    2000     0.2%
  Pot (mg)      52      --    --
 Phos (mg)       4     800     0.5%
   Ash (g)     0.2      --    --
 vitA (IU)       0    5000       0%
 vitC (mg)     0.5      60    0.83%
 Thia (mg)       0     1.5       0%
 Ribo (mg)    0.04     1.7    2.35%
  Nia (mg)    0.12      19    0.63%
     H2O %    17.1      --    --
  satF (g)       0   32.22       0%
 monoF (g)       0   32.22       0%
 polyF (g)       0   32.22       0%
 Chol (mg)       0     300       0%

The percentages show, that 10% calories deliver
close to nothing of most vitamins, namely thiamin.

 Food 1-HONEY-STRND/XTRCTD (19296)-100:1 g

>Do the bees survive the winter on sucrose as well as on
>honey?

It seems that bees just conserve pure energy --
with a little accidental flower power?

This explanis how bees survive if they are robbed all honey and
left to sugar only....

Cheers, Amadeus
(I've neven been to Wiesbaden... true bavarian)