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> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:57:29 -0500
> From: nasinov -- Little Wolf Apiaries
>
> if a deep frame were packed full of pollen both sides - no honey
> how much on average would the bee bread itself without the frame
> weigh
Walter,
While I don't have the answer the majority of the weight would be
due to water. Pollen is very light when dry & so my guess would be
the water content of the sample would make up the majority of the
weight.
So the answer would greatly be affected by ambient humidity &
condition of the bee bread--& thus condition of the colony (assuming
the sample were removed from a colony for immediate measurement.
A very difficult measurement. One could guestimate by pulling a
plug, weighing it & then counting cells!
Mike
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