Best Pollen Patties For Bees

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Best pollen patties for bees.

I hope this helps you. Patties freeze well and can be thawed and used as needed. That is what every beekeeper wants to happen. I found this to be the fastest easiest most economical way to feed the bees and not expose the open hive.

However done at the wrong time in the wrong way a pollen patty can contribute to destruction of the colony. The recipe can easily be multiplied to make larger batches. However feeding pollen patties can be the difference between having a weak honey bee colony and one that is strong healthy and ready to work. In similar nearby yards the amount of natural pollen has not been adequate to maintain full broodrearing unless supplemented with pollen sub i suspect due to incomplete.

Multiple recipes for pollen patties. In the article the author states that bees can store dry pollen substitute but they do not store pollen patties. And they will frenzy with this set up. How to make pollen patties for bees this recipe makes two 5 x5 patties.

And the other video is about 20 minutes of the bees eating the mixture. Post a video if you do succeed. There has been enough natural pollen flow due to recent rains to allow for the storage of some beebread important note. Bees need protein so you can also feed them pollen patties if necessary.

You can purchase them or make them from a dry powder. Bees do not rework patties into beebread 11. Place the pollen patty on the top bars. Pollen is essential for early spring brood rearing so if you re worried about your bees use pollen patties in early spring.

One video is from last year when i started mixing and not making patties.