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Offline Ben Framed

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Pollen and a Queenless Hive
« on: April 29, 2019, 05:10:53 pm »
Will bees gather and bring pollen to a queenless hive?
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Re: Pollen and a Queenless Hive
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2019, 05:37:17 pm »
Yes.

Ben, Buddy Phil,  I have seen over wintered hives that lost the queen during winter.  The bees acted normal, gathering pollen and nectar in March.  However the population was low so I inspected: no queen, no eggs, no larva.  I added frames of brood to keep the hive going until I could obtain a queen.
Hope all is good your way.
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Re: Pollen and a Queenless Hive
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2019, 05:41:05 pm »
Thanks Mr Van. All good here. Just Buzzing right along. 😊😁..  The weather is getting right for some good fishing !!
Blessings to you also,
Phillip
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Re: Pollen and a Queenless Hive
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2019, 06:30:10 pm »
Ben,
A hive that has laying workers will bring in lots of pollen just like a queen right hive will for the same reason. Some bees just like to bring in as much pollen as they can. I often find lots of pollen in hives during my spring inspections. Way more than they can use.
Jim Altmiller
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Re: Pollen and a Queenless Hive
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2019, 08:35:16 pm »
Quote from: sawdstmakr on April 29, 2019, 06:30:10 pm
Ben,
A hive that has laying workers will bring in lots of pollen just like a queen right hive will for the same reason. Some bees just like to bring in as much pollen as they can. I often find lots of pollen in hives during my spring inspections. Way more than they can use.
Jim Altmiller

Thanks for your answer I would suppose these excessive pollen collecting hives would be a good place to put a pollen  trap?  Do you collect pollen? 
« Last Edit: April 29, 2019, 11:07:41 pm by Ben Framed »
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Re: Pollen and a Queenless Hive
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2019, 11:14:35 pm »
No I don?t collect pollen. If I did I would put it on one of my hives that collect it to excess. 
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