All of the following are parts of the honeybee's processing of honey EXCEPT:
A) producing a small amount of gluconic acid.
B) concentrating the sugars to a supersaturated state.
C) conversion of some glucose and fructose into sucrose.
D) conversion of most of the fructose to the β-D-fructopyranose form.
E) producing an emulsion of glucose hydrate and fructose hydrate crystals in a thick syrup.

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Honeybees convert nectar into honey by breaking down sucrose into glucose and fructose, not by converting glucose and fructose into sucrose.

All of the Following Are Parts of the Honeybee's Processing