pollen patties, HBH expiration?

[rookie2531]

Does the pollen patties go bad after so long in the hive? I put about half a patty cut up in eighths, two directly on the frames and two on the inner cover, back when I installed a package on 4-19 and the ones on the frames disappeared but the ones on the inner cover still remain. When I check on the patties there is usually only one or two bees up there. I have read the beetles like it under the patty, but when I tried to lift it to look it was gooey and sticking to my glove. What a mess to my new gloves (lol).

Another question is I have been putting 1/8 teaspoon per quart of hbh in every other quart of syrup and I have a pretty full pint jar of this stuff sitting out. There is no storage instructions. Should I fridgerate it , how long will this stuff last? I hope it last forever because at this rate, I will have it a long time.

[BeeMaster2]

Does the pollen patties go bad after so long in the hive? I put about half a patty cut up in eighths, two directly on the frames and two on the inner cover, back when I installed a package on 4-19 and the ones on the frames disappeared but the ones on the inner cover still remain. When I check on the patties there is usually only one or two bees up there. I have read the beetles like it under the patty, but when I tried to lift it to look it was gooey and sticking to my glove. What a mess to my new gloves (lol).

Another question is I have been putting 1/8 teaspoon per quart of hbh in every other quart of syrup and I have a pretty full pint jar of this stuff sitting out. There is no storage instructions. Should I fridgerate it , how long will this stuff last? I hope it last forever because at this rate, I will have it a long time.

I am told that HBH does not go bad. That was from a friend that works with the company that makes HBH.
Jim

[jayj200]

think the label says one teaspoon per quart. reread the label

Al our resident beek our bee club made a video on feeding bees down here check it out

at palm beach bee keepers dot com/videos/feeding the bees
jay

[jayj200]

GOT that link

http://www.palmbeachbeekeepers.com/video/feeding-bees-in-south-florida
jay

[Dallasbeek]

Randy Oliver recommends putting a small amount of bleach in the sugar water to avoid it fermenting in warm weather.  The bees will love it -- after all, they seem to prefer my pool water to the fresh water in my bird bath!  Should be about 32 ppm, I think.  After 8 hours it will be undetectable, but somehow it binds to the sugar and prevents that black stuff from forming in the jar or feeder.  Check him at Scientific Beekeeping website for exact amount.  And yes, SHBs love pollen patties.  If I had room in the freezer, I'd put leftover patties in it till next January, but I can't stand to get rid of those leftovers that have been in the feezer two or three years LOL.
Gary

[rookie2531]

Thanks for the responses, and that video was informative, I learned about the building bees up with 1/1 method just before the flow for more foragers at the correct time. And I will look into the bleach in the syrup method, Gary. As for saving the patty, I think the patty that has been out there over a month will not make it back to the freezer. And Jay, my label does say 1 teaspoon per quart but I use less because I have read that the ingredient used for emulsion is bad if too much is injested.

[capt44]

Here in Central Arkansas the bees didn't hardly touch the patties.
I threw them out back in April for hive beetles like them also.