> Seems a pollen hoarding strain was developed > on the west coast.. I tried when it was first available. Yes, crowded out the broodnest. Now only maintained as a research line at UC Davis. > >> He says bees store pollen under the brood area. I started looking after I read Walt's writing. Actually starting looking at a number of things after doing so. Yes, I see at certain times of the year. Walt's a keen observer, and a number of his observations make sense. Although I don't necessarily agree with some of his management suggestions, I don't feel that he deserves some of the snarky comments. He doesn't do internet, since I'm sure we would be having some interesting discussions if he did! Randy Oliver *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm