Hello All,

     If you are frugal with your money, don't buy the patties you see in bee magazines.  I use brewers yeast and corn syrup.  For acceptability, I throw in a few cups of real pollen.  Let it sit overnight so the pollen grains soften.  Should be like mushy cookie dough.  Brewtech sells 50lb bags of brewers yeast and they'll ship directly to you.  If you are doing a large batch, ie a 5 gallon pail, throw in an 1/8 cup of canola oil to help keep them moist.  The bees will line up in rows and munch the stuff down like you wouldn't believe.  It has lots of minerals and vitamins in the mix, and they'll kick out the brood like you wouldn't believe.  I've always had a hard time getting the bees to eat mixes found in bee magazines.  Maybe some of them are more appetizing for the bees now, I don't know.

Josh


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