How to Make Pollen Patties for Bees - The Bush Bee Man

In this episode of The Bush Bee Man, Mark shows us how to make pollen patties for bees.
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[@reginabedgood1799]

"If they didn't eat honey they'd be pretty dopey for collecting the shit wouldn't they?" is my new favorite quote

[@Kobe-hx4pf]

For real😂🤣😭

[@diniahnightshade1111]

How someone as informative, and entertaining, as yourself has so few subscribers is beyond me. I don't even keep bees and I look forward to your videos. Thank you for putting so much fun into information.

[@VidKatMA1]

You're such a Jolly Delight. Thnx 4 the Fun & Knowledge

[@princenephron7546]

It amazes me that he's able to have a fairly successful bee operation with the sheer amount of "fuck it, good enough!" stuff he does. LOL

[@weneedhopethankyou1513]

It would be nice to see a short follow up on the rescue of that 20 year old hive. Thanks for the good bee videos.

[@sentimentalbloke7586]

Like an old moll at a christening mate, get her done. The oil is used to stop the patties setting like bricks, it keeps the stuff pliable in the cold and makes it easier for the little darlings to eat. I also add two lemons per 2 kg of sugar to invert the sugars when making sugar feed for the girls, as in golden syrup, it stops the sugar from settling out, and forming a crust. I also add a few drops of tea tree oil per batch to help with nosema etc.

[@MohammedAslamtit-bitsoflife]

Awesome points👍👍🌹🌹

[@roycarter6235]

That is all very good advice thanks. I only have 50+ hives and building. I am now getting the girls ready for the coming winter. I will give your lemons and tea tree oil a go. I purchased a large commercial dough mixer to make patty mixing easier.

[@sentimentalbloke7586]

@@roycarter6235 We have golden wattle and some other natives that flower through the winter months so supplimental feeding is generally a luxury for the bees. It depends on how many stores they have left in mid to late winter inspections. Our winter is much the same as the southern states of the US, depending on elevation. The addition of pollen patties realy stirs up the breeding cycle and is best left to late winter/ early spring, just before bud swell starts so that the numbers are ready for the blossoms.

[@angelawoodring962]

Here lately you are the only laugh I get, 😂, thank you from Kentucky USA

[@SpectrumShergie]

Filming is so good, the cameraman is a superstar. The presenter is amazing too, as ever, the real star of the show however is the bees!

[@anneinspokane6744]

You're like the Julia Child of bee patties! You're a wonderful find on the YT world!!

[@-unclebuck-]

I cleaned a fixed my box fan while watching and listening to your video. Thanks for the information and laughs.

[@alanaaites8292]

It looks like something out of a nappy. Hahaha! So funny.

[@syos1979]

Discovered this channel today, and frankly I’m already enjoying it.

[@buttcrackula1014]

I need folks like you in my life.

[@chrisrees5436]

Always a pleasure to watch, keeps me going during lock down lol.

[@kellyharbaugh9391]

I love this guy

[@markhiggins3054]

So so good - where do you get the pollen from please.

[@palelopeti]

You’re bloody amazing! Love your personality 🤣🙌🏾

[@ualuuanie]

Made some pollen patties at my friend's place for his bees. His measurements were 100grms of pollen, 50grms of water and 2 tea spoons of oil. We cheated by putting it all in a food mixer and took us 5mins to make 1 big pattie :)

[@rachaelbrown9837]

What kind of oil is best? Regular vegetable oil?

[@noahriding5780]

Wow. Very cool topic. I'd been interested in research like this. Thank you very much.

[@BESHYSBEES]

Add a little cream of Tatar to the syrup as it cools this will help preserve it and help invert the sugar so it’s easier for the bees to stomach

[@holzsmsf]

How much if your using a 60% sugar to 40% water when your making up about 2 lites of water.

[@BESHYSBEES]

@@holzsmsf if I understand your question correctly you’d use 1/2 tsp per gallon or 4ltr so 1/4 tsp for 2ltr If you’re making bulk lots It also helps preserve the syrup and prevents recrystallisation you can store in cool dark place for a few months no worries

[@troyandrus982]

Love your video. A Big hello from a former commercial bee keeper from America

[@loislangley2975]

Got 4 Eucalyptus flowering here. They are buzzing with bees. Great to see and hear. Thank yoh for the ideas.

[@Dstick1Spearfishing]

Was I the only one who was shocked the BBM just didn't through everything into a cement mixer to mix it up? I had to go away and wonder what the world was coming too! I will be interested to see how this works out. I used to use the wax paper and put cuts in it and let the ladies chew through it to stop the mold etc, so a complete open patty like that is going to be interesting to watch the outcome over the next 8 weeks. Thanks for the laughs

[@darkangelsoaps8258]

Liked and described

[@TheDragonslyr]

You are an absolute treasure.

[@honeyspoonbeewrangler4550]

When you put the slop on the paper and folded and unfolded, "Looks like something out of a Nappy!", is exactly my thoughts at that very moment also.

[@rudibotha842]

I'm so glad I came across your channel. I can't get enough of watching! I am a beginner beekeeper in South Africa. Of all the KZbin videos I've watched on beekeeping, yours is the best. I love your sense of humour as well. Keep up the good work!

[@facelessfigure7985]

i love his personality oh my god

[@amandaloriananimals9065]

Love your videos ❤️ ❤️❤️ u are such an entertaining teacher

[@alliestrauss]

I'd like to see a burger test for these.

[@justinmills8084]

That mixer works great for mixing the sugar water.

[@hootche1]

BBM, could you please tell me were they get all that the POLEN from.

[@dlyall26]

That looks like the start of making moonshine 😂 honey flavored moonshine

[@gmskippy]

I agree with Mr Jaychally open feeding works better if you have small hive beetle as they love the paddies. I have tried both and preffer open feeding as you can see if they are taking in the feed. We look forward to each video you guys put together. Keep up the good work.

[@R.M.MacFru]

I don't think the wife will be too angry...I suspect everything is ultimately edible, so just a good wash and the ladle should be fine. Thanks for the giggles and the substitute ideas for scones. 😃

[@ClicknClack]

I'm surprised you didn't use the cement mixer and make a giant batch. Can freeze the extra patties till needed. Patties with a bit or greaseproof paper between not a big blob.

[@taylorgusta1217]

Gotta love you guys. You always find a way to make it interesting haha. Hope you guys and your families are staying safe during these strange times and right after the fires out in Aussie. Nevertheless keep on keeping on guys

[@SaltyDitchDr1275]

Always enjoy your videos and you always make me laugh. Do you think you can do this with pollen you've collected from your own bees? I'm considering making pollen patties with some pollen and honey I've stored when they have extra resources coming in.

[@raymondnecke5806]

Do it in the kitchen using the electric mixer with a dough attachment , great vids guys 👍

[@leahprieger9186]

Love all the information I always learn from these videos! What kind of oil is preferred for the patties?

[@BESHYSBEES]

Vegetable not olive oil

[@cambo867]

Hi Mark, a plasters drill is also good for mixing the dough/pattie mix [it turns slower then a drill with more torque because of the gear box]. You can get one for around $100 with attachments. For the smaller batches you can use a mixing machine, just don't the missus catch you using it [so clean it and return it]. I'm interested to see how it goes as I've tried. with little success as bees look a me and go whats this s+!t. Then they turn into bricks.

[@noahriding5780]

When you do something like this...they might not be used to it right off. So do you have to give them a bit in their colony boxes first to let them 'figure it out' first?

[@reneemoad4039]

What is the powder you are using?

[@kathyhathaway8823]

I found out it is way better to make the patties toooo thicker than to thin so they do not run down thru the frames . It will make a hell of a mess 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ . You keep a smile on my face the whole time I watch your video’s

[@Makermook]

I think I missed something. What are the dry ingredients?

[@KyeMacdonald]

Purchased polen substitute.

[@leahprieger9186]

@@KyeMacdonald thank you! I was wondering the same thing

[@satyeraj9720]

What is the dough of flour or something else??

[@neilsmith4891]

if you have a drill press you could just use it like an industrial dough mixer, just bend up a bit of rod an "bob's ya uncle"

[@hybredmoon]

"If they didn't eat honey they'd be pretty dopey for collecting the shit wouldn't they?" Simple logic like this seems to escape most people and I cant figure out why.

[@brentbauer8258]

That is not a shed, that is an aircraft hangar. You should have used sunflower oil as sunflowers have certain properties that are healthy for bees. And yes to excellent variety of camera work.

[@roneasterling2792]

What type of flower is that you are using

[@samanthacoon7743]

His commentary makes this all worth it. He’s great. And I love that he loves his girls 😆

[@fearnotliz]

I hope someone hears my cry for help . I installed a nuc 5/20/20 and the bees and queen were doing really well. I added my second brood box 2 weeks after install . Few days ago I found a bunch of drone cell located at the bottom of a frame , also found 2-3 capped queen cells. I found my queen and it appears there is no where to lay . Bees are drawing out comb but quickly filling with nectar. I dont know what to do. I feed them sugar water . Should I split ? Do i move the queen i to another box with a few frames ? Help ! Im so confused Do i stop feeding them ? Do I add my honey super . Any advice would be appreciated .

[@samhandwich3965]

yes split the hive!

[@farmer998]

I seen that drill press in the back ground

[@olddave4833]

are you going to be in the remake of Crocodile Dundee? table looks like an artdeco table from the 50s.. many women mixed bread and cake flours on the table generations ago because they couldn't afford a bowl or those old bowls were to heavy for the old girls. I like to take a qt of the sugar water and the oil, put it in a blender for a few minutes and emulsify it, that way in my mind i think the oil is in every patty.

[@lourensklopper4217]

Please give us the recipe for polly patties?? What is the dry mix?

[@alastairsellars2611]

Commercial pollen substitute. no recipe.

[@Chrisilch]

For your Sugar desolverm, you could make one yourself out of an old drill, some wood and a pot

[@wadebarnes6720]

You hit that nailon the head not the same one but a better one

[@wescadmore5959]

lol gunna be a disaster is it ,scratching his head,, 16,40.. great stuff as always ,,

[@MichelleMReynolds]

Bee healthy, do you use that too in your patty

[@kellyharbaugh9391]

Yea did you take the refrigerator with the bee home?

[@alisonshanahan1237]

I can only make lemonade scones, the regular ones turn out like rock cakes. 😮

[@fallofmanbrand]

nice content dude

[@ngairetaylor6373]

Can you feed bees maple syrup or golden syrup?

[@joeballs28]

unfortunately not. white sugar as it doesn't contain molasses the gives the bees nosema, aka the runs

[@abisa8537]

Perhaps try freezing those pollen patties. May be easier to handle in the field.

[@henryngwenya5761]

You are funny.....

[@kevincole9062]

look a bit like a lighter color vegemite, thanks so much, I will make some patties for my bees later this week

[@jonjohnson8289]

What is in the white bag?

[@sueboothkerrsmcbride]

Is this flour plus sugar and water

[@TheBushBeeMan]

Pollen sub plus sugar and water

[@satyeraj9720]

What is the pollen sub ??isn't it the flour sir.

[@simonpozzimeditation]

Hii, Can you freeze it?

[@wclearwater1]

I freeze mine, haven't had any issues

[@simonpozzimeditation]

@@wclearwater1 thank you!

[@kyleeats5331]

Is that actual flour because it’s yellow

[@billwiley3475]

you need a machine used to make dough, mall ones can be purchased fairly easy

[@lynkpaul33]

You need your own kitchen Aid mixer. Just add ingredients and switch on.

[@hendyk78]

Hello sir, wouldnt feeding the bees sugar be considered adulteration?

[@caincurls]

No, it's actually a common practice, done only as neede.

[@MM-bs9uo]

Benny Hill reincarnation ;)

[@delmorejr1950]

Have you gone back to check on the 20 year old hive you were working on?

[@donaldsmith3048]

Use a mixer with a dough hock

[@starfallsnow4490]

All your videos just make me want to keep bees. But not until properly ready.

[@justinmills8084]

I level my patties in the wax paper and they don't dry out as fast and they just put pieces of wax paper out on the ground.

[@suemcfarlane4199]

Is that the wife’s baking paper

[@Kobe-hx4pf]

Sometimes he sounds like Yoda

[@honeyspoonbeewrangler4550]

or more like Mr. Bean?

[@MichelleMReynolds]

Use a comp

[@winnie-the-poohahaha4428]

It’s not wood it’s called timber as i have been informed

[@charlietube7165]

Mark you hiring or not

[@danielcollins9628]

If the wife didnt want everything to be sticky she shouldnt have married a beekeeper

[@fortnitebattlepass....]

can i ask who and why disliked the vid?

[@charlietube7165]

People who suffered from bee stings...

[@fortnitebattlepass....]

@@charlietube7165 lmaooooooooo

[@byzantium100]

Use a Kitchen Aid and clean it before the wife returns.....

[@munibungbeeking1719]

Concrete has stones in it Cement doesn’t

[@BESHYSBEES]

So eat a teaspoon full n harden the fuck up lol

[@Chrisilch]

Man i get an allergic reaction just looking at that pile of Pollen

[@BESHYSBEES]

It’s soy isolate not pollen

[@MichelleMReynolds]

Use a professional stand mixer

[@stickyprickbees3373]

Mate the patties haven't really got enough protein in your patties ,

[@sentimentalbloke7586]

The texture has to be solid enough that when the bees open it up it will not drool down between the frames yours seemed to be way too runny.

[@alastairsellars2611]

Cookie dough consistency is how I have mine.

[@stickyprickbees3373]

In Australia you want it , abit wet some put it into Ziplock bags . But yes his too wet . But to be honest there's bugger all protein in his patties ,

[@sentimentalbloke7586]

@@stickyprickbees3373 Depending on where you keep your bees here in Aus we have natives that bloom mid to late winter and although they arn't much good for nectar they have a lot of pollen, I refer to the wattles etc I winter in 2 boxes, July to August I add a box of foundation to the bottom of the hive and shake down the top box and add an excluder before putting it back, after three weeks or so, just as the buds start to burst on the stone fruit I remove the top box, slap a patty of 50/50 pollen sup and soy flour and replace it with a box of several frames of comb and starter strips. These will be my first honey supers.

[@stickyprickbees3373]

@@sentimentalbloke7586 im in Australia mate and yes feeding patties but just using the soy flour and syrup doesn't give it the fats and crude protein enough for nurse bees to produce royal jelly nor enough to raise bees . But in yoyr case yoyr saying pollen coming in then that's a different story but if there was no pollen . This mix alone won't keep bees healthy . Even though the soy high in protein it lacks the vitamins

[@indianhoneybeekeepingandco4572]

You talk si much but forgot to mentioned which flour you used with suger syrup

[@kenthompson6539]

I thought you were going to make your own pollen pattie!! I only have part of a recipe which is, num1. 10 lbs Soy protin isolate. Num2. 10 lbs brewers yeast. Num3. 2pints syrup. Num4. eggs, don't know how many!! And certain oils line lemon grass oil etc.!!! That's all I have.

[@BESHYSBEES]

(2kg soy isolate 1kg dextrose 0.5kg white flour 0.5kg irradiated pollen) dry substitute, add 2-1 syrup and 2 eggs for patties, add 1-2 drop tea tree oil to help with nosema add 1 drop lemongrass oil to attract bees

[@wadekratzmann9105]

Would love to watch some videos but you just don't get on with it..