>>California beekeepers are feeding Global's patties _on the bottom board_ in warm weather with good success. <...> Can anyone 
corroborate this?

I take pollen-packed section of feral comb that I collect and prop against the hive on the bottom board.  2-3 chunks at a time.  In minutes, they are covered by bees.  The pollen is eaten out in 1-2 days.

This is saves the hives an equivalent pollen-gathering effort and there is no wasting of a valuable resource.

Another way, if you have extra equipment, is to stand up a few chunks on top of the inner cover and put an empty super around them.  A pro: the pollen is not exposed to the damaging sun rays.  A con: the bees will often store nectar in the comb chuncks.

Waldemar

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