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Title: Propolis recycling
Post by: tjc1 on June 02, 2013, 07:31:37 PM
Haven't seen this before - noticed this worker on an empty box while I was doing an inspection, picking off old (soft today in the sun) propolis and packing it onto her hind legs  -


(http://s21.postimg.org/dqtb76xub/Gathering_propolis.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/dqtb76xub/)
Title: Re: Propolis recycling
Post by: annette on June 04, 2013, 12:31:43 AM
I have seen them pulling off old propolis on my frames I have removed from the hive.
Title: Re: Propolis recycling
Post by: Michael Bush on June 04, 2013, 10:44:50 AM
Here are some doing the same:
http://bushfarms.com/beesmisc.htm#propolis (http://bushfarms.com/beesmisc.htm#propolis)
(click on small pictures for the larger ones)

This one is gathering the rosin/beeswax mixture I dip my hives in off of my gloves:
http://bushfarms.com/images/RosinWaxAsPropolis.jpg (http://bushfarms.com/images/RosinWaxAsPropolis.jpg)