Geoff said, "However in Western Australia I am (I hope reliably) informed that excess pollen may at times be stored in the honey supers, which implies well above the 1kg. Peter D?" True, the Redgum flow here is usually a prolific pollen inflow as well as nectar. Only when the honey combs are uncapped and extracted does it become apparent how much pollen has been stored under that honey. But I don't know anyone who weighs supers before and after extraction so have no idea the weight of pollen stored that way. My guess would be lots more than 1kg. When trapping pollen on the Redgum flow, 1kg a day in the traps is not unusual. I wish all our flows were like that! Happy days. PeterD In Western Australia, where the Redgum is just finishing south of Perth, and still going quite well north of Perth *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm