sugar source( poll )

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best sugar source

Poll ended at Tue Feb 09, 2021 5:33 pm

sugar water
0
No votes
honey
1
33%
maple syrup
0
No votes
fruits
2
67%
other(post it)
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 3

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LaSiUsNiGeR
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sugar source( poll )

Post: # 75296Post LaSiUsNiGeR
Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:33 pm

what sugar source you find best?
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Re: sugar source( poll )

Post: # 75307Post AM1C39
Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:51 am

Fruits are very good for big colonies but not for small colonies because they don't eat them fast enough so they start to mold. If you have a very dried nest actual sugar works and actual sugar dos not really mold.
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Re: sugar source( poll )

Post: # 75308Post NKantsalberta
Wed Feb 03, 2021 7:09 am

AM1C39 wrote:
Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:51 am
Fruits are very good for big colonies but not for small colonies because they don't eat them fast enough so they start to mold. If you have a very dried nest actual sugar works and actual sugar dos not really mold.
Small 1/4 in or less cuts of organic apple are great for my first nanitics. No mess unlike honey, and you just swap it out once it starts to dry. I've never had a mold issue. The rest of the apple goes to my feeder insect colonies, or to myself so there is no wasted fruit. Depends on your personal preference in the end
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