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> >What is the nutrition of Pucciniastrum epilobii (Fireweed Rust) or rust
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Hi Etienne,
The "fried eggs" that Dr. Eric Mussen and I observed in bee guts during the
CCD epidemic turned out to be *Uromyces* rust spores (search "fried eggs"
at my website).
In my area, such spores can constitute 100% of the beebread in late
summer. Colonies quickly go downhill on that diet.
When this happens, we feed 2.5 lbs of high-quality pollen sub per hive
every 10 days, which immediately turns the colonies around, and gets them
into good condition for winter.
--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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