BEEKEEPING: How, Why & When to Feed Pollen Patties

There are few things that can affect your hive like poor nutrition! Blake quickly outlines how, why & when to feed pollen patties to provide critical nutrition insurance for your hives this fall!

[jefferyhammond]

That would make the hive beetles sooo happy!

[avandyke]

What do you do with your internal feeder during the winter? Do you leave it?

[cindydotson]

I enjoy your videos. Thanks. My question is I have 9 double medium brood boxes on each hive. When I harvested my honey I left a 9 frame box of honey on each hive. Wondering if I should leave them on during the winter? Thanks in advance.

[framcesmoore]

Ha Blake always enjoy the videos, do u sell the globel pollen in dry form I like mixing my own. they now make it in canada and sell it there I have always used ultra bee I get it from mannlake but globel is said to be so much better. Thanks

[DonnaFerguson]

What do you use for the weeds in your apiary?

[Lowstarfarm]

But now your top box is not sitting evenly on your bottom box. There’s a big gap in between for Water and Air to get during the winter. Is there another way of applying these patties?

[jamesbarron]

When will you stop treating with Apiguard in our area? I know it can shut the queens laying down some.

[tonybickerdike]

Okay, the elephant in the room is...if you have 30K hives and you're feeding a full pattie/2 per month. how are you still in business with this economy/global pollen Pattie prices ... or even just pollen prices?

[phylliswillbur]

why dont you use your screened patty trays?

[Drewjober]

My colonies have way too much pollen most of 2-3 frames in a single or double box and I don’t know where to put it, come take some lol