All: I have some questions about pollen. First I live east of Redding Ca. up in the Ponderosa pines. When the Ponderosas are disbursing pollen the air gets heavy with pollen and everything has pollen on it. The local beekeeper says that the bees do not use it, however I do not know why the bees should not use it. I got my bees up to the house after most of the Ponderosa pollen, however I saw some bees working the trees so I thought they were after the pollen. The pollen of the Ponderosa comes about the same time as the Manzanita bloom (March). Do bees use pine pollen? All input greatly appreciated. Regards Jeffrey