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> Pollen that has undergone irradiation presumably suffers from the
> above as well.
AFAIK, pollen that has been irradiated properly loses no measurable
nutritional qualities in the process. IMO it likely loses more in the
*time* it takes to travel to the facility and back than in the irradiation
process, since *time*, and temperature, is the enemy of pollen quality for
bee feed purposes.
> To supply pollen - would it not be best to only use fresh pollen...
Fresh pollen is a major cause of spread of disease. I learned that the hard
way. Even if I trapped my own, I would irradiate it before feeding.
And, AFAIK, freezing has no significant negative effect on pollen for bee
feed, but greatly slows pollen's loss of protein and other essential
properties.
allen
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