> Anyhow with the above background you can see that if you stick a  highly 
> nutritive media in a colony of bees, add cool damp conditions  and you 
> will see mold.

I wonder how much is known about the beneficial or adverse effects of these 
organisms on bee bread?

> There is mold spores on the bottom board on  old comb etc which can get 
> started particularly when colonies are  weak, wet or cannot cover 
> everything.

I had this in wintering, and never noticed any adverse effects.

> I bet cultures grown from pollen patties of various age would have an 
> enormous number of species if care was given to separate out the competing 
> strains.

Any guesses whether they are good or bad or both.  Seems to me that Andy 
figured supplement was better after it fermented a bit.

See http://tinyurl.com/2jg5nf

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allen 

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