>I completly understand the need for protien during brood rearing when it
>starts as I currently feed pollen sub patties starting in feb in my area...
>But im not sure about the protien during dec and jan etc...

If you can explain why you think that feeding protein incorporated into their normal winter feed (honey) so they have no choice but eat it whether they need it or not could be a good idea, we can go  from  there.

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