All:
 
I have some questions about pollen.  First I live east of Redding Ca.
up in the Ponderosa pines.  When the Ponderosas are disbursing pollen
the air gets heavy with pollen and everything has pollen on it.  The
local beekeeper says that the bees do not use it, however I do not
know why the bees should not use it.  I got my bees up to the house
after most of the Ponderosa pollen, however I saw some bees working the
trees so I thought they were after the pollen.  The pollen of the
Ponderosa comes about the same time as the Manzanita bloom (March).
 
Do bees use pine pollen?  All input greatly appreciated.
 
Regards
 
Jeffrey