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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: pembroke on September 23, 2006, 12:14:42 PM

Title: pollin patties
Post by: pembroke on September 23, 2006, 12:14:42 PM
Do you use them and when do you start? Do you make them yourself or do you buy them,from whom? How do you make them,with what ingrediants? Any other info will bee appreciated. Pembroke
Title: pollin patties
Post by: Michael Bush on September 23, 2006, 03:33:19 PM
>Do you use them

Yes.

> and when do you start?

I've put patties on as early as Christmas and as late as never.  :)

> Do you make them yourself

Usually.

>How do you make them,with what ingrediants?

I make them from pollen and honey.

I also like to put pollen out in the open in a hive (so it won't get wet) and let the bees collect it.  Just a solid bottom board, an empty box dump in the pollen and put on a lid.  Anytime it's warm enough to fly they will be tearing it up.