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Re: Protein supplement in the summer
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Bill T <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:47:00 -0500
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> No sub is as good as fresh, natural, mixed pollens, but as Charlie pointed
> out, my test of the pollen subs should leave no doubt that some approach
> the nutritional value of natural pollen, at least for the short term.


Add that all pollens are not created equal. So there are definitely pollens
that are less nutritious than some pollen subs (but all pollen subs are not
created equal- based on many discussions on this list).Want a pollen that
is not very nutritious? Dandelion, which I would not have thought so until
I looked it up.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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