sugar spray to help pollination

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helen2
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have just read this tip in a book... half a cup of sugar boiled, then added to a galleon of water and sprayed over your strawberries attracts loads of bees and results in a bumper crop! Any comments anyone!?
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Hi Helen,
Yes I have a comment. Do not use this method unless you want to attract Ants to your crop. Bees will find Strawberry flower easily enough without the spray.
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Great minds think alike Jonhboy, but you are quicker on the key board than me, i'm still a one finger man.

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Hi Herby!!
I'm on two fingers so I suppose I'm 100% faster then you. I feel we should be called the Snail and the Tortoise collectively!!
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A very fair comment old bean.

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