> The formula given in that article was: 3 parts brewers yeast to 1 part
>pollen by weight mixed with a suger syrup of 2 parts suger to 1 part
>water. Twice as much syrup by weight is added to the pollen mixture. Add
>1 teaspoon of "TM-25" for each 25 lb. of the mixture.
>
> My question is : Is this fed in addition to or in place of a standard
>extender patty? It seems to me that the dose of Terramycin is to small to
>be effective, if used in place of extender patties.
>
I would suggest that the Terramycin is hopelessly inadequate. Our formula
says 1 tablespoon to 3 of sugar. There are I believe 3 teaspoons per
tablespoon!!  And we dose our hives a total of 3 times at weekly intervals,
with 2 tablespoons of sugar mixture per dose.
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