Re: Pollen mean nectar?

"Mike Nechvatal"  wrote:
> It's mid-November and there's no flowers that I can see anymore here in
> central Illinois. The bees are bringing back a couple of types (colors?)
of
> pollen. Does this mean that they're bringing nectar back too? I quit
feeding
> them last weekend because they seemed to have quit taking it. Does this
seem
> normal? (Rookie beekeeper, as if you couldn't tell)

It all depends where you are, but it is likely that they will be bringing in
some nectar!  If the weather is cold then they are unlikely to take syrup,
although this depends on the type of feeder used.  They may have stopped
taking it because there is no room left to store it - depends how much you
have fed.

Peter Edwards
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