Not so. I can't explain it but if I use beet sugar I get far fewer hummers
than if I use cane without changing anything else. There IS some difference
that hummingbirds can detect. And many other people report the same.

Steve Kimball
stevendkimball at home.com
Federal Way, WA


----- Original Message -----
From: "Deborah Wisti-Peterson" <nyneve at u.washington.edu>
To: "David Chelimer" <chelimer at qwest.net>
Cc: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: Sugar Solution for Hummers


>
> sugar = sugar = sugar
>
> Deborah Wisti-Peterson, PhD Candidate nyneve at u.washington.edu
> Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
> Visit me on the web: http://students.washington.edu/~nyneve/
> Love the creator? Then protect the creation.
>
> On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, David Chelimer wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
>
>