> >I think Randy did some tests with it [MegaBee], too.


Tested well, about the same as the "Kitchen Sink" formula, in a small
trial.  Both were better than brewers yeast alone.

Response from commercial beeks in Calif has been mixed--some add oil to it,
to improve texture.  Some use it to add to brewers yeast.

Would help if the formula was made public.  Allen, you said "Megabee  has
little, if anything, to offer that other feeds do not."  Does that mean that
you know the formula?  If so, could you please post?

There is also the issue of particle size.  Dr Wardell found that it was
critical for bee digestion.  MegaBee is specially milled to get to that
size.  So even if it contained exactly the same ingredients as another
formula, those ingredients might be more nutritionally available to bees by
virtue of the smaller particle size.

Randy Oliver

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