07/08/2026
Today I collected pollen from my bees. The bees squeeze through the trap that is put on the entrance and it scraps off the pollen that then falls into a tray. I only
Leave them on for a few hours. The bees deserve to keep most of their pollen, they work really hard for it! The black looking pollen is actually purple in the light and comes from raspberry and blueberry plants. The light almost grey colored pollen is from sunflowers and pine trees. The two trays are from hives just a few feet from each other yet have very different pollen colors. These girls are amazing!