▲ 8 ▼ Are they... wearing gloves?! (sopuli.xyz) submitted 1 year ago by YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz to c/beekeeping@lemmy.world 4 comments fedilink hide all child comments It looks like they have little gloves on? What are those? Thanks!
[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Looks like pollen. permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago It certainly is. They have special fur on hind legs for pollen collection and know to scrape it off in the nest. Also it's multicolored. In my opinion, pollen storage is tastier than honey, and is in surplus - they only use it in Summer and have plenty in early Spring, so taking it out frees space for honey. Other beekeepers just discard it, so I just can eat it until I'm sick. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago It certainly is. They have special fur on hind legs for pollen collection and know to scrape it off in the nest. Also it's multicolored. In my opinion, pollen storage is tastier than honey, and is in surplus - they only use it in Summer and have plenty in early Spring, so taking it out frees space for honey. Other beekeepers just discard it, so I just can eat it until I'm sick. permalink fedilink source parent