Hi All
The Ontario Beekeepers Association tested some commercially prepared
pollen substitute patties on colonies being sent to blueberry
pollination in Quebec and New Brunswick. I attend
the OBA AGM each year but am not a member, so only have my memory to
report here as I don't have access to their website. They did report
that a home made substitute, similar to the recipe below, fared
better than any of the other products tested.
White
sugar 100 lb
Brewers
yeast 25 lb
Dried
eggs 12.5 lb
Mineral supplement (cattle/
hen) 0.5 lb (smallest pack)
Mineral
salts 0.5 lb
(smallest pack)
Water
16 cups
Honey
16 cups
Canola
oil 3 cups
Lemon
juice 3 cups
Honey Bee
Healthy 0.5 cups
Thymol supplement
Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W
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