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What can I use in place of bee pollen?
Take some vitamin C tablets and crush into a powder. Add one teaspoon of crushed vitamin C for every six cups of mix. Thoroughly combine the ingredients. In the winter, the dry mix can sprinkled on the top bars or put in a feeder above the brood box.
What plant pollen makes the best honey?
Here are some of the top plants honey bees love that flower in the fall:
- buckwheat.
- spider flower.
- sunflowers.
- fireweed (rosebay willow herb)
- smartweed.
- milkweed.
- goldenrod.
- aster.
What is the best pollen for bees?
Worker bees show a preference for flowers that give them the highest pollen and nectar rewards.
- Sunflowers. Sunflowers in bloom.
- Comfrey. Russian comfrey, Symphytum x uplandicum.
- Salix/willows. Willow catkins on Salix hastata ‘Wehrhahnii’
- Catmint.
- Hellebores.
- Spring blossom.
- Michaelmas daisies.
- Heathers.
When should I feed my pollen substitute?
Feed pollen substitute during a pollen dearth Pollen is no different. We feed pollen during a pollen dearth. Pollen dearth is most likely to occur in late winter before the bees are able to fly. Once they begin to find pollen on their own, they seldom need any kind of pollen supplement.
What’s similar to pollen?
pollen
- antigen.
- dander.
- irritant.
- ragweed.
- dust mite.
- foreign substance.
- immune trigger.
Does propolis really work?
Propolis is thought to have antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory properties. But scientific research on propolis is limited. Researchers aren’t exactly sure why, but the bee product appears to provide protection from some bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
What is the difference between nectar and pollen?
Simply put (very simply), pollen contains protein, along with fat and other nutrients pollinators need while nectar contains sugars, vitamins, salts, oils, and additional nutrients that together offer a high energy food source for pollinators.
What plants make bad honey?
Toxic honey is most commonly made from the nectar of Rhododendron luteum and Rhododendron ponticum. Other plants also produce toxic honey, with a range of effects and degree of toxicity.
Do bees use oak pollen?
Bees do gather pollen from oaks but there are many many varieties of “oaks” and , like other trees and plants, this source can fluctuate.
Are pollen patties good for bees?
Pollen patties are good for bees, but only when they need it. That’s why it’s important to know when to feed pollen patties to bees. There are times when it is not good for the colony to have a lot of brood. Fall and winter are times when brood production is naturally at a minimum.
Do I need to feed my bees pollen?
Pollen is used to feed larvae. Therefore you only need to supply pollen to your bees when they are producing brood. Spring time, after nectar starts flowing, is a good time to add pollen patties. Pollen is not needed as much as honey, pollen is also more prevalent then nectar.