storing pollen

[mat]

In my strongest hive the bottom deep is full of pollen. I was thinking about taking it away and giving back for winter or in the spring. But how can I store the frames with pollen.

[Mici]

same as empty or honey frames

[Apis629]

If you want to store frames of pollen, your best route to take would probably be to freeze it.  Just toss it in your freezer, maybe in a bag or tupperware container.  The biggest threat to pollen storage is mostly mold, so just keep it cold, and it should keep just fine until you need it.

[mat]

Thank you for the responses. Yes, I think frozen should be good even to the next spring.

[Michael Bush]

Either leave it on the hive or leave it in the freezer.  They will need that pollen next spring.

[Ivan]

When it dries out, is it useless to the bees?

[Apis629]

Drying the pollen won't necissarily make it "useless" but, it can cause a greater degradation of the nutritional quality of the pollen.  Put simply, freezing it just keeps it better and makes the bees more willing to use it come spring.