">And should I also feed pollen patties?"

Quick, think of all the situations where bees might need syrup but have
plenty of pollen...

Stumped?  You should be.  I can't honestly think of any situation where bees
need syrup but would have plenty of pollen.  Syrup will cause the bees to
significantly expand the brood nest.  As you are artificially creating the
expansion, it is inconceivable that there will be enough pollen (think,
protein).  Without sufficient protein, the brood and new bees will not
properly develop.

The tragedy is that the lack of proper development is not readily visible,
but nonetheless it is there.  The bees lives will be shortened and they will
be considerably lacking in muscle and nerve system development.

Gard Otis at the University of Guleph is in the midst of running experiments
and preparing papers on this, but he told me nothing will be published until
late this year...at the earliest.

Be kind to your bees, feed pollen or pollen substitute whenever you feed
syrup!


Lloyd
Lloyd Spear, Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacturers of Ross Rounds Comb
Honey Equipment, Sundance Pollen Traps
and Custom Printer of Sundance Labels.

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