Hi fellow beekeepers, Yesterday I had the good fortune of having a very warm and still day to work the bees. I removed the winter insulation and reorganized the hives and while I was spreading the brood I found that many of the frames that the bees had filled were mostly pollen. Here's my question, should I remove a couple of these frames and put them into the freezer and return them the the bees in the late Fall as winter stores? I believe that the pollen is from maple and willow trees in flower and the bees seem to have about three full frames of pollen per hive. Also how can I encourage the bees to not put pollen into "honey" frames? My limited experience last year showed that upon extraction the pollen added a certain cloudiness to the finished honey. BTW ALWAYS put a mouse proof entrance on the hive before closing them in for the winter, mice seem to enjoy the warmth and the company during the long winter nights. Cameron. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////// / Question for the day: / / Do witches run spell checkers? / / / / Cameron Skinner [log in to unmask] / / McGill University / / Room 221 Otto Mass Chemistry Bldg. / / 801 Sherbrooke St. West / / Montreal, Quebec, Canada / / H3A-2K6 / / Tel. 514-398-6231 / /////////////////////////////////////////////////////