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>I used to trap pollen but had too many problems with chalk brood.
Andrew,
Not sure if this implies that you used to feed back pollen under these
circumstances but now don't have it, and so are considering FeedBee as an
alternative?
When conditions go off, I am certainly able to keep drones production going
using a pollen substitute that I make myself. However I cannot initiate
drone production using this alone, even though it will quite happily
initiate worker brood production. So as Randy says, some fresh pollen coming
into the hive, even if only a little, is a key component in stimulating the
bees to start drones production under conditions where they wouldn't
normally do so.
I am very happy with the quality of the bees I raise using this pollen
substitute and have seen no problems with queens mated to drones produced
this way.
Haven't tried FeedBee so can offer nothing in that regard.
One other point from your post...chalkbrood in the pollen. Its easily
removed if you screen the pollen before drying, but very difficult once its
all dried.
Anyway, if you run hygienic bees, there will be no chalkbrood! Thats not so
hard to do, you should try it.
PeterD
in south west Western Australia where the drought just keeps on keeping on.
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