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Title: does any one have the recipe for pollen patty
Post by: tigman on June 01, 2008, 02:34:54 pm

does any one have the receipt for a pollen patty

Title: Re: does any one have the receipt for pollen patty
Post by: JordanM on June 01, 2008, 04:44:19 pm

I rember seing it somewhere, if you did a search you would find plenty of recipes for pollen patties.

Title: Re: does any one have the receipt for pollen patty
Post by: Michael Bush on June 01, 2008, 05:07:16 pm

You take pollen and mix in just enough honey to make it like bread dough.  Put a ball of it between waxed paper and press it with a rolling pin.

Title: Re: does any one have the receipt for pollen patty
Post by: Jim134 on June 11, 2008, 10:05:02 pm

 Are you looking for a pollen substitutes patty receipt ?? look it
http://robo.bushkillfarms.com/pollen-substitutes/



note: update link to new site.  Previous link was from my old site which will be going away - Rob...


    Bee Happy Jim 134  :)

Title: Re: does any one have the receipt for pollen patty
Post by: Jim134 on July 25, 2009, 05:38:53 pm

Quote from: Jim 134 on June 11, 2008, 10:05:02 pm

Are you looking for a pollen substitutes patty receipt ?? look it
http://robo.bushkillfarms.com/pollen-substitutes/



note: update link to new site.  Previous link was from my old site which will be going away - Rob...


    Bee Happy Jim 134  :)

  Try this

        http://robo.bushkillfarms.com/pollen-substitutes/ 


  BEE HAPPY Jim 134  :)

Title: Re: does any one have the receipt for pollen patty
Post by: Nate on July 26, 2009, 09:00:13 am

Yes, The receipt is in my receipt pile with the rest of the receipts for beekeeping supplies....  Jim's link is a good one for a recipe.

Title: Re: does any one have the receipt for pollen patty
Post by: BruinnieBear on August 11, 2009, 07:22:36 pm

Thanks Jim,

The recipe mentions collecting pollen from cattails, which I just tried.  This answered a question that's been puzzling me from the middle of July.  One of my hives have been bringing in dark pollen since then, and I was perplexed as to what the source was.  I had suspicions that it could be cattails.  Now, I most certainly believe it was.  The collected pollen is cocoa brown and matches what I was seeing in their baskets.

Also, as reinforced in the article, purchased honey is an "ify" source of sugars for the bees without processing.  I'm sure Michael's honey is "pure", but I wouldn't trust the stuff off the shelf at the local IGA.

Oh, and Nate, don't quit your day job.  Comedy is a tough racket to break in to.  You need better material.

BB