On 26-Dec-10, at 12:29 PM, randy oliver wrote:

>
>> Will your pollen be irradiated before making patties?
>
> Am open on this, but would add expense.  Currently don't feel that  
> it is
> necessary, so long as it comes from apparently healthy hives, and  
> the entire
> batch is homegenized.  Comments?
>

  Years ago I fed my own hives pollen that I had trapped from some of  
them and froze.  The AFB got away from me.   I use pollen in my  
patties, but I now only use irradiated pollen.  I knew a fellow who  
used Health food store pollen with the same results.

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W


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