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Offline opster246

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Pollen in supers-can I make pollen patties?
« on: August 06, 2019, 08:11:43 pm »
I had 4 frames from a honey super with old pollen in the comb. I spun off the honey and scrapped the old, dark wax off to let them start over. Can I make pollen patties by melting the wax with pollen and residual honey and form it for nto patties?  Is there any other use for this dark wax with pollen in it? 
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Offline TheHoneyPump

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Re: Pollen in supers-can I make pollen patties?
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2019, 03:40:58 am »
No.
When you melt the wax the temperature will destroy the nutritional value of the pollens and honey.
The use is as compost / fertilizer.

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When the lid goes back on, the bees will spend the next 3 days undoing most of what the beekeeper just did to them.

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Re: Pollen in supers-can I make pollen patties?
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2019, 01:37:38 pm »
Why melt it?  Just smash it into patties and freeze it.
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Re: Pollen in supers-can I make pollen patties?
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2019, 08:00:15 am »
Why scrape the dark wax off, put it back, making work for the bees and they will use the pollen when needed.
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