> Since I lost all 3 colonies last winter, I have made every effort to
> have the new ones as healthy and full of honey as possible.  I have
> the strips in, have been feeding 2:1 sugar with TM and FUM and all
> there is to do now is some wrapping. One thing I havent previously
> considered was protien.  There seems to be adequate pollen around my
> area but given your post quoted above I was wondering what you or
> anyone can say about what one should feed.  I have an old copy of
> "The Hive and the Honeybee" but I was wondering if there was any new
> thoughts on the recipe for pollen substitute. I am not sure if Allen
> will get this.  He didnt respond to a previous posts<humourous> and
> I fear I may be on his "Ignore List"; perhaps deservedly....;) but
> unintentionally..:)
 
No, Ian, you are not on my ignore list :)  I just haven't gotten
around to it, or felt that you had said what needed saying and that I
couldn't add anything to it.
 
I too need to know more about substitutes and supplements.  What I
have read has only left me with the impression that current products
are okay in the short run, but all fall down over time.  I don't know
of any diet that can sustain bees as well as a blend of natural
pollens collected by the bees themselves flying free.
 
I sure hope that someone can give us some good info on this.  I need
it.
 
Regards
 
Allen
 
W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper                                         VE6CFK
RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta  Canada T0M 1Y0
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