How to store bee pollen in the apiary
In the apiary, it is always necessary to have a supply of pollen to feed the bees if there are no plants in nature that give pollen to the bees or bad weather does not allow the bees to fly out of the hive.
Content
- Why store bee pollen
- How to store bee pollen
- What should you protect bee pollen from?
- How to save bee pollen in small quantities
- Where to store bee pollen
- Method for storing bee pollen in large quantities
Why store bee pollen
In apiaries in the spring, bees collect a large amount of bee pollen. Beekeepers collect bee pollen for different purposes - some use it for spring feeding of bees, others sell it, others use it for the needs of their families. But in any case, the beekeeper needs to keep the bee pollen for quite a long time.
How to store bee pollen
What should you protect bee pollen from?
When storing bee pollen, it must be protected from factors such as dampness, as well as from pests; during storage, bee pollen reproduces very well in bee pollen, bee pollen, wax moths, and mice are very fond of pollen.
At the same time, the beekeeper should not treat it with any poisons, otherwise the pollen will instantly become poisonous for both bees and people.
How to save bee pollen in small quantities
If pollen pollen is not enough, then the issue of storing bee pollen is solved simply, the pollen is poured with honey and the issue is resolved.
Each beekeeper has his own ways of storing bee pollen, someone rolls dried pollen in glass jars, someone in plastic bottles.
There is another way to save a large amount of bee pollen, which we will consider below.
Where to store bee pollen
To store bee pollen, you need a special room, because it is unacceptable to store bee pollen in any garage or shed with dusty substances. The storage area for bee pollen should be clean, dry and cool.
Method for storing bee pollen in large quantities
Pollen dried in a cupboard is poured into plastic bags and packed in plastic buckets with a capacity of 10-20 liters.
After pouring the pollen into a plastic bag, the bag is tied up and tightly closed with a lid.
Subsequently, having recorded the date of receipt of pollen and the plant from which the pollen was collected, the bucket is placed in a special room, even in the basement. Pollen pollen in such a package is not afraid of dampness, moths and other insects will also not start. The room has a cool temperature in both winter and summer, which will prevent wax moth from developing.
If the apiary has large freezers, then you can pack the pollen in bags and store it in the freezer until the pollen is needed to make protein feed.
In general, in such a not tricky way, you can store bee pollen for at least a year, spending it as needed and the pollen will not lose its properties.
