Charles said:
I still think they're squeezing purposely into the basket to try
to recover the pollen, so I don't understand how this will help.
They are not trying to recover it. for some reason once dropped its gone to
them,,,, no 5 second rule or anything, try a screen bottom board and see
for your self.
Your statements contradict each other, I must be misunderstanding what you are saying. I said, if they drop it on the porch, they'll come back to try to get it through the screen.
If its deep in a box, they'll ignore it, same as they will toss dead bees into a box under a hive - out of sight, out of mind, apparently.
However, if the drones manage to get into the pollen tray, they'll chow down.
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