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Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 14:20:39 -0400
Subject: Re: [BEE-L] feedlot beekeeping & almonds
Randy Oliver said
<As others noted, almond pollination is not feedlot beekeeping. It is
merely
moving bees to a strong and nutritious nectar and pollen flow, especially if
other forage is around.>
I tried to search the archives today in reference to the nutrition of
almond pollen and nectar without any luck. It seems to me that on this
list approx 2 yrs ago or so, the fact that when bees are placed on nothing
but one source of pollen and nectar as is the case it would seem to be with
almonds, was like humans being fed nothing but ronald mcdonald grub for
weeks on end.. Was it not agreed upon that this was detrimental to the
health of the bees and one reason pollen patties were used to supplement the
colony?
Please correct me if i am wrong here,
luv/dis/list
jimmy odom
charlotte nc
On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 12:23 PM, randy oliver <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I believe that the term "feedlot beekeeping" was coined by Bob Koehnen in
> California. He produced (and his family still produces) huge numbers of
> queens and packages. He found that package-producing colonies could be
> maintained without moving to forage if one fed them enough syrup and
pollen
> supplement.
>
> This was after almond pollination.
>
> His methods have been widely adopted, with considerable success.
>
> Re almonds. If weather is good, 1 strong colony per acre will pollinate
> the
> crop, and that colony will gain substantial weight. In my experience, and
> confirmed here in Australia this week, at a stocking rate of 2 colonies
per
> acre, with good weather, colonies generally grow and gain weight. Weight
> gain during bloom drops off at about 3 colonies per acre, and colonies may
> lose weight at 4 colonies per acre.
>
> As others noted, almond pollination is not feedlot beekeeping. It is
> merely
> moving bees to a strong and nutritious nectar and pollen flow, especially
> if
> other forage is around.
>
> Randy Oliver
>
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