warrebeekeeping : Message: Re: [warrebeekeeping] Has anyone fed pollen?

Hi Chris

> I was wondering if it could be fed to the bees (safely).

Unless you are certain of the original source, do not feed it to bees...
the disease risk is very high.

You can sprinkle it on your porridge at breakfast time.

Feeding pollen to bees is relatively complex...
http://dave-cushman.net/bee/droneraise.html
and would be difficult in Warre hives, bees will not move pollen more
than a nominal 80 mm to point of use.

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I have a big bag of natural pollen in the refrigerator that was supposed to be for a friend's allergies. He's now not going to use it, and I was wondering if...

pointydog

Jul 4, 2009
3:13 am

Hi Chris- ... to the bees (safely). It has a hive-like smell and crumbles >into moist meal when you roll it between fingertips. It's in pellets like it was ...

moersch51

Jul 4, 2009
3:42 am

Thanks John, I will have to try it out for myself. I figured if strange bees touched it it was probably verboten. It's a really big bag, about 6 cups or so, so...

pointydog

Jul 4, 2009
3:16 pm

Hi Chris ... Unless you are certain of the original source, do not feed it to bees... the disease risk is very high. You can sprinkle it on your porridge at...

Dave Cushman
cyberbeek

Jul 4, 2009
7:35 am

Hi Dave. Thanks for the advice and the link. I did some hunting and found a few sites devoted to the health benefits of bee pollen....I never knew! I was...

pointydog

Jul 4, 2009
3:50 pm

my amateur call sign used to be N2UPA. I let it expire in 2003. Scot McPherson ... -- Scot McPherson, CISSP, MCSA McPherson Family Farms Le Claire, IA, USA...

Scot Mc Pherson
scotlfs

Jul 5, 2009
3:01 am

... You can sell it, or you can eat it yourself. OR you can save it for a winter emergency. If the bees for some reason run into a pollen famine in the late...

Scot Mc Pherson
scotlfs

Jul 4, 2009
3:47 pm

Chris wrote: "It is excellent human food, rich in protein, B vitamins, and minerals." I agree with John & Dave C; and because you live in an urban area there...

David Heaf
davidheaf

Jul 4, 2009
5:22 pm

You're right David. There are actually a lot of early pollen sources here, Galanthus being available while there is still snow on the ground. I haven't tried...

pointydog

Jul 7, 2009
4:07 pm

Chris wrote: "The pictures of your bees' remodeling are amazing. What would drive them to do that?" Probably old, brittle comb that has not had brood in yet. A...

David Heaf
davidheaf

Jul 7, 2009
10:29 pm

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