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Re: [warrebeekeeping] Has anyone fed pollen?

> Is pollen good for anything other than bee food? Seems a shame to leave it
> sitting, will it eventually spoil?
>
> If it can be fed, how do you do it?

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 fall early winter, you can shake a cup of pollen into an
empty brood frame and they can then use it over winter for the
occasional winter brooding that noramlly occurs and early spring
buildup.

--
Scot McPherson, CISSP, MCSA
McPherson Family Farms
Le Claire, IA, USA



Sat Jul 4, 2009 3:46 pm

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Jul 7, 2009
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