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Title: Cut deep frames to mediums- what to do with pollen in cut part?
Post by: rayb on August 07, 2007, 11:01:21 PM

I am in the process of cutting down deep frames to mediums. Some of the 3 inch cutoff sections still contain some pollen. I hate to think it might be wasted.

Can I somehow feed this back to them like when we let them clean up extracted frames on top of the inner cover?

Thanks, Ray

Title: Re: Cut deep frames to mediums- what to do with pollen in cut part?
Post by: Robo on August 08, 2007, 10:38:36 AM

They might take it as feed in the early Spring if there is a shortage of pollen available. Any other time of the year they will just ignore it.

Title: Re: Cut deep frames to mediums- what to do with pollen in cut part?
Post by: Michael Bush on August 11, 2007, 03:40:41 PM

What Robo said.

I suppose if you wanted to you could freeze it now and in the spring cut out the comb, tie two pieces of it into frames and give it to them in the spring for pollen.

Title: Re: Cut deep frames to mediums- what to do with pollen in cut part?
Post by: rayb on August 12, 2007, 12:17:58 AM

Thanks for the responses. I'll just bag em up and freeze and refeed next year. Only have a few more deeps to cut down and then I'll have all mediums.

Ray

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