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Date: | Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:25:57 -0500 |
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> "Mark D. Egloff" wrote
> I have read that feeding syrup in the colder weather should be of a
> 2:1 concentration...but, I also read that spring feeding should be 1:1
> concentration.
My info states 1-1 in the spring to stimulate and simulate incoming nectar,
this way brooding speeds up.
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> An additional question regards the shelf life of Terra. Last year I
> mixed some terrapatties using vegetable shortening and a package of
> terra. The patties I did not use I put in the deep freeze and have
> kept them there since last spring. Would they still be good?
I store unused Terra (sealed) in the deep freeze and it's good from year to
year.
It seems to be the ingress of air which damages it in storing. Sorry I can't
help with pollen info, I only use pollen substitute.
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