I've heard of entombed pollen and I know pretty well the causes behind it.
> But..... I don't think I would know entombed pollen from stored pollen
> if it were right in front of me. Any pointers?
>
Entombed pollen is coated over, sealed off, behind a layer of propolis. If
you open the cell, instead of moist fermented beebread you find a dry
substance the colour and texture of crumbled brick.
Stan
***********************************************
The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html