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Beekeeping => Beekeeping 101 => Topic started by: capt44 on July 19, 2015, 07:33:43 pm

Title: Feeding Dry Pollen Substitute
Post by: capt44 on July 19, 2015, 07:33:43 pm

Here in North Central Arkansas up here in the hills the honey flow is basically over.
I put out 2 five gallon liquid syrup feeders with 1-1 sugar syrup and Pro Health.
I sprinkled a small amount of Ultra Bee High Protein Dry Pollen substitute.
Here is a picture of the dry feed, the bees are just starting to work it now.
(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi291.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fll312%2Fcapt44%2FDry%2520Feeder1_zpsj0auafjo.jpg&hash=d567aa6675204b610d8a23072b3c80ca64b3a5c6)

Title: Re: Feeding Dry Pollen Substitute
Post by: rcannon on July 19, 2015, 08:44:11 pm

Do they take Ultra Bee pretty good, Capt?  I can't get mine to take anything dry except Dadant Brood Builder. They'll take that as fast as I can put it out, if I can keep it dry.

Title: Re: Feeding Dry Pollen Substitute
Post by: Yankee11 on July 19, 2015, 09:35:20 pm

Hey capt.

We did mite treatments this morning and my hive were bringing in tons of yellow pollen 6:00am.

Maybe they were bringing in your Ultra Bee. Can they fly 24 miles. :)

Seriously, they were bringing in lots of bright yellow.

Title: Re: Feeding Dry Pollen Substitute
Post by: Yankee11 on July 19, 2015, 09:36:32 pm

Oh, Tracy has the honey I sent you.

Title: Re: Feeding Dry Pollen Substitute
Post by: Bakersdozen on July 31, 2015, 06:11:02 pm

My bees are working my purple coneflowers for pollen.