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Date: Tue,  1 Jan 2002 10:33:27 -0800
From: "adony melathopoulos" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: Bee-Pro quick thoughts

If I remember correctly, the amino acid requirements of bees was established
by a German researcher in the 1960s by feeding a full amino acid mixture to
caged bees and by deleting one amino acid at a time and watching the effect
on the nursing glands.

Seems to me that most of these natural protein substitutes, like brewer's
yeast, soy flour, fish meal, have all the essential amino acids in excess.
What seems to make one better at brooding up a colony than another is: 1)
how palatible the substitute is and 2) how much fat is left during
extraction.  The amount of ash and trace minerals may also be important.
The evidence I have seen suggests if a protein substitute has the right fat
content, it does not matter what it is, the biggest increase in brooding
will follow with how much pollen is added to increase palitability.

Adony
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From: "W. Allen Dick" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology
Date:         Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:36:17 -0500

>>>I'd like to know if anyong using this product has seen a noticable
>>>increase in brood rearing that can be atributed to Bee-Pro.  Has anyone
>>>studied the contents of the product to see how the proteins compair to
>>>real pollens.  Any comments would be appreciated.