> "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.
>
>     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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