These can be stored in the fridge or freezer. Preferably in a plastic bag so the fan doesn’t dry them out.
Pollen Patties are great for spring/fall feeding to assure proper pollen reserves in the hive.
They have wax paper top and bottom, with holes for bee access on the bottom side. The paper prevents patties from sticking together in the boxes and allows the patties to be softer to make them easier to handle, and to crush more easily under hive lids. The bees access the patty through the holes and chew up the remaining paper in short order
For instructions visit: http://www.globalpatties.com/info/instructions.htm
Global Patties is a family owned and operated wholesaler of protein patties for Honey Bees. We have been in operation since 2002, but started out as hobby beekeepers in Hungary. We proudly serve all of Canada and the United States from our warehouses in Airdrie, Alberta and Butte, Montana, respectively.
Feeding your hives protein supplement patties will ensure that they produce strong and healthy colonies, by increasing brood production and overall honey flow. Global Patties invented and made popular the paper sandwich patty design, which is now being used universally, and simplifies the handling process for beekeepers.
Bees need both protein and carbohydrates. Feeding protein patties in the spring will ensure colony health, good build-up of brood and produce large honey crops.
Patties ensure a balanced diet when bees are unable to forage due to weather, when there is a shortage of stored pollen, in monoculture areas where only a few pollen sources are to be found, are subject to competition from stronger hives in the yard or stressed by weather, pesticides, mites and diseases.
