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Message: <blockquote data-quote="humminbird" data-source="post: 1682520" data-attributes="member: 14492">You are not mistaken KC.  If the reason for boiling is to kill bacteria or prevent mold, any benefit of boiling is lost as soon as the first breeze blows across the water, let alone when the first bird puts its bill in.  What amazes me is why we would think it has to be sterile.  Nothing in nature (certainly not nectar) is sterile.</blockquote>