--- On Sun, 1/31/10, allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >Question: Do bees ever eat fresh pollen or does it have to be made into bee bread > > >first?
> Yes they do,
<<That was my impression, since fresh pollen in cells near brood disappears quickly -- often overnight -- and it has been my understanding that it takes time to produce bee bread.
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Experiment suggestion: Fresh pollen might be marked with radiological isotopes and then fed to a colony. If the fresh pollen is fed to brood then the brood would be radiologically active - indicating the ingestion of the tagged fresh pollen.
Mike in LA
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