Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forum
BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Bee Boy on May 14, 2005, 06:55:03 pm
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Ok i checked on my hives that i hived a week or so ago. To find that the bees have already drawn 7 out of ten frames in one of the hives. Is this normal?
Also i noticed on one of my bee yards the bees were bringing in bright red pollen. Does anybody have any idea what this pollen is? I have never seen that color before.
Thanks all!!!
Bee Boy
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I know chic-weed makes red pollen. It is a low growing plant with many small purple flowers. It is a weed plant, but I'm sure other plants can make red pollen too.
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That's wonderfully fast for getting that much drawn comb. Sounds like a great hive.
Beth
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sounds great bee boy :D
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Red pollen can also be from Maple trees
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Maples huh? I bet thats what it is, near those hives i think theres alot of them. I still can't believe how fast they drew out that comb!! Last year my first hive took a month at least!!
Bee Boy