Tweets,

Some time ago, possibly last year, I passed on a report I'd read about
hummingbirds' dislike for sugar made from anything other than pure cane.
Apparently I didn't read my own posting.

I noticed this year that we seemed to be getting fewer and shorter visits
from ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS at our feeders than in the previous thirty-one,
when first we hung our feeder up. I finally checked the bag of sugar that
I'd bought, and it said, "Pure Sugar." Now the feeder is filled from a bag
that says "Pure CANE Sugar," and the hummers are back in force.

So, folks, when you instinctively reach for the "house" brand sugar because
it's twenty cents a bag cheaper, at least check to see if it's indeed all
cane sugar. And, if it isn't, it's not very good for hummingbirds, but you
can still use it to bake me lots of pies! I'll send you my address.

Cheers,

David Chelimer
Seattle
chelimer at qwest.net