Pollen Traps (017)

Honey Bee Obscura Podcast · Apr 15, 2021 · 16m

Trapping pollen will give you a source of good food for your bees, and it's for free. And why more beekeepers don't do it is interesting, but understandable. There are a host of pollen substitutes on the market that a beekeeper can simply buy and feed to the bees. Pollen traps add a layer of work and cost to their beekeeping efforts that many don't want to undertake….and that's too bad.

Of course trapping pollen changes what's going on in the hive. Removing some amount of the only protein source bees are aware of changes their foraging behavior is several ways – especially, if you leave the…