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Bee Pollen For Your Canary?
March 07, 2007
Your Guide to Canary Care Success.

Hi

WOW! This has really been a whirlwind of a week. I’ve been working frantically to get the new ebook released by Thursday...it looks like I’m going to make it just in time.

I’m not going to talk too much about it here because within the next 24 hours I’ll be sending you a special announcement where I’ll tell you more about the ebook.

However, I do want to let you know about one very important thing...

The Canary Lovers Guide To Preventing Your Canary’s Overnight Death--How To Prevent Illness and Successfully Treat Your Canary When He’s Sick, will be offered at a HEAVY discount to the first 100 people who order.

These first 100 copies WILL go fast. So, if you’re interested in taking advantage of the special introductory price, watch your email carefully for the official launch.

Today is about bee pollen. Bee pollen is a very nutritious and beneficial treat that your canary will love.

That article is below.

Until next time...

Make Your Canary S-I-N-G!

Your Friend,

Darren P.D. Walker
CanaryBirdLISTENING.com
Your Canary is “SPEAKING” to You. Are You “LISTENING”?

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FEATURE ARTICLE
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BEE POLLEN Q AND A

Do you know that bee pollen is often fed to canaries?

It’s primarily used as a conditioning food to prepare a canary for breeding or during the molt. But it’s also used by breeders of song canaries to help increase their bird’s energy, thereby improving their songs.

(For more on improving your canary’s singing see
www.canaryadvisor.com/song

--What is Bee Pollen?--
Bee pollen is collected from flowers and stored by honey bees. It’s used to feed young bees.

It is a nutrient rich food containing beneficial vitamins and enzymes. It is made up of about 40% protein and has small amounts of honey mixed in so is also high in natural sugars.

It’s a nutritious treat that is good for your canary--and you. Plus, it’s delicious so your bird will love it.

--How Do I Get Some Bee Pollen?--
Bee pollen is available frozen or dried and comes as granules or a powder.

You can get a “human grade” pollen at health food stores and some grocery stores. It’s also available at numerous places on-line. Any Google search for bee pollen will turn up several places to order it.

“Pet grade” is also available. It’s not as clean and may contain bee parts like legs, wings, and who knows what else. I say, get the human grade and eat some of it yourself.

--What About Honey?--
There are mixed reports on the safety of honey for our canaries. Some say it’s perfectly safe and they’ve been giving it to their canaries for years. Yet others say it contains clostridia and is not safe. I’d play it safe and stick to bee pollen which everyone agrees is safe and beneficial.

Warning For Breeders: Pollen is too high in sugars to feed to baby canaries under the age of 2 weeks.

--How Much Of It Should I Feed?--
Because bee pollen is nutrient rich, it’s best to limit the amount you provide for your canaries. About ¼ teaspoon per bird, once per week, will be a nice treat that is in small enough quantity that it shouldn’t cause any problems.

You can provide your canary with a simple dish of pollen or sprinkle it on seed, soak seed, greens, or egg food. If there is a particular food that your canary refuses to eat you might try adding a little pollen to it.

--CONCLUSION--
Feel free to provide your bird with a little bee pollen. It’s a high energy food that your canary will love. It’ll make him more active and may even increase his singing.

, Feel free to forward this email on to any friends or family that may be interested in the content. Let’s see how many pet owners we can help out. :-)

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Written by Darren P.D. Walker
CanaryAdvisor.com
(c) copyright 2007
CanaryAdvisor.com

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