I remember seeing an experiment by our National Beekeeping Unit many years
ago when they were located on the outskirts of Stratford-upon-Avon.

They trapped pollen and stored the pellets in a paper sack in a freezer.  In
the following spring, some was fed back in pollen patties -  but this had
little or no effect on brood rearing.  However, they also fed some back by
taking an empty brood frame, placing it in a horizontal position, tipping
pollen pellets onto the comb, rubbing the pellets loosely into the cells and
then placing the frame in the brood nest.  By the next day the bees had
packed the pollen down and began to use it.  This had a very significant
positive effect on the amount of brood reared.

Peter Edwards
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From: "graham dawson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: 23 December 2003 13:23
Subject: [BEE-L] Pollen


I have pollen I trapped last year. What is the best way to feed this back yo
my bees.

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