Hi All

The Ontario Beekeepers Association tested some commercially prepared  
pollen substitute patties on colonies being sent to blueberry  
pollination in Quebec and New Brunswick.                   I attend  
the OBA AGM each year but am not a member, so only have my memory to  
report here as I don't have access to their website.  They did report  
that a home made substitute, similar to the recipe below, fared  
better than any of the other products tested.

                           White  
sugar                                                   100    lb

                           Brewers  
yeast                                                   25    lb

                           Dried  
eggs                                                       12.5 lb

                           Mineral supplement (cattle/ 
hen)                       0.5 lb (smallest pack)

                           Mineral  
salts                                                         0.5 lb  
(smallest pack)

                            
Water                                                                  
16    cups

                            
Honey                                                                
16    cups

                           Canola  
oil                                                            3    cups

                           Lemon  
juice                                                         3    cups

                           Honey Bee  
Healthy                                                    0.5 cups

                           Thymol supplement



Bob Darrell

Caledon Ontario

Canada

44N80W 
                        

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