>
> >Casual observation shows no decline in hives with pollen traps, but less
> honey production. Seems like it’s a choice for either or.
>
There's no free lunch. Collecting pollen is energenically expensive, so
the need to double the amount collected comes at a cost.
I'm curious about your casual observation, since where I live, leaving a
pollen trap on a hive for more than a week or so invariably crashes that
hive (other than during the most intense period of pollen flow in the
spring). What have others observed in your areas?
--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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