Thats nice to know.  How much terramycin would you add to one gal (4qts) of
sugar syrup, Walt in
SC.
 
 
 
 
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> From: RICHARD BARNES <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Some bee-ginner questions...
> Date: Wednesday, February 18, 1998 4:38 PM
>
> I have added terramycin to my spring feeding of sugar water for 20 years
and
> have not had any foul brood or problems with the bees.  (not counting the
> mite problem).  The terramycin will cause the sugar water to turn very
dark
> brown after a while in the sugar water.
>
> Richard Barnes
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> At 04:25 PM 2/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >I thought that terramycin was not good in sugar syrup, in fact, bad for
the
> >bees
> >Walt in SC
> >> If you're planning to feed Fumidil in sugar syrup, put the Terramycin
in
> >> there too. Just don't mix up too much at once, since it's unstable in
> >> water. Also, you don't want to heat it (that is, don't mix it into hot
> >> water); make the sugar syrup first and then add the Fumidil and
> >Terramycin.
> >> You'll find that the Fumidil takes much longer to dissolve than the
> >> Terramycin.
> >>
> >> Conrad Sigona
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> >