--- On Sat, 12/25/10, randy oliver <[log in to unmask]> wrote: "NONE of the (pollen) substitute is either directly fed to larvae or stored in the combs. .... the substitute is widely distributed in bee guts throughout the hive."
So the assumption (and we both know what the acronym assume stands for) would be that the pollen substitute would be used for bee nutrition and not for the production/feeding of larvae. That brings up the question of how feeding pollen substitute in late winter would stimulate brood rearing since none of it is used for brood rearing.
Another conjecture, can pollen in the bee's gut be regurgitated after being digested or partially digested as food for the larvae?
Mike in LA
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