Hi Chris & all

<<  Another delicious crop to harvest. Bee bread

> Ron Brown puts it in jars topped up with honey for
> home consumption or special customers,

I don't like it myself, but this 'trade secret' is 'a good little earner'...

I used to sell it as 'pollen pickled in honey'... Fill a half pound jar
about one third full with liquid honey (doing this at 29 degrees Celsius
helps) then place just a few scoops made by a teaspoon, on the surface and
poke each one gently under the surface (otherwise you will get bubbles that
look like ball bearings) top up with honey.

The next stage is much more important than most give it credit for and that
is labelling...
Use a distinctive label that has some information about pollen in fine print
around the back of the jar. make the label small enough so that the scoops
of pollen can be easily seen through the honey.

This product will command a price about five times that of a one pound jar
of honey, so it is well worth the effort of preparing.


Best Regards & 73s... Dave Cushman G8MZY
Beekeeping and Bee Breeding Website
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman

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