The Effect of Giving Pollen and Pollen Supplement to Honeybee Colonies on the Amount of Pollen Collected
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Apicultural Research
- Vol. 10 (2) , 87-90
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1971.11099676
Abstract
Summary Feeding pollen in the hive in summer reduced the amount of pollen collected by the colony. But when a pollen supplement was provided instead, little was consumed and there was no apparent effect on pollen collection.Keywords
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