I don't know if this is a normal or not, but I detected a strong yeast smell when I opened my hives this afternoon. It wasn't an unpleasant odor, in fact it was quite nice almost like a sweet fermenting smell. Could this be from the pollen patties I put on?
Colino
Strong Yeast Odor?
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Strong Yeast Odor?
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Re: Strong Yeast Odor?
Just a thought may be the "Milk Replacer As Pollen Substitute" Is beginning to ferment on you. Personally I've never noticed a yeasty smell in my small number of hives.
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Re: Strong Yeast Odor?
I've never noticed that smell before either, but it doesn't seem to be harming the girls. I've changed my mind about the milk replacer theory, I now think it is chop from a mixing mill. Upon closer inspection I noticed there were small sticks of wheat straw hanging with it in their pollen baskets and what looked like flakes of straw at the entrance they have carried out.Charlie wrote:Just a thought may be the "Milk Replacer As Pollen Substitute" Is beginning to ferment on you. Personally I've never noticed a yeasty smell in my small number of hives.
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