Just goes to show that when varied pollen sources call, the bees listen. Eric Mussen was all up on that theory ages ago.
Read this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8467746.stm
Then read Randy Oliver's Fat Bee articles:
http://www.scientificbeekeeping.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=59
Makes sense to me........
Pollen detail
Pollen full frame
Pollen in new wax
Picking it up
Bringing it in
Varied pollen
Microscopic pollen
Queen on pollen? She has no business out there....
Michael Pollan - My new hero.
Pollen source - In my area Black Berry is one the last pollen sources of the year , and the saving grace for our bees. In years past Black Berry has gotten us out of many a sticky sitch during severe nectar/pollen dearths. It's very easily identified by the gray nondescript color.
Wax moth want that pollen too, everyone needs a little protein.
Pollen, amongst other things, on a monitoring tray.
