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I'm... skeptical. Cannabis doesn't produce nectar, so bees won't be attracted to it. They might be interested in resin, so as to make propolis... but I doubt a
by vitno 11y ago
I'm... skeptical.
Cannabis doesn't produce nectar, so bees won't be attracted to it. They might be interested in resin, so as to make propolis... but I doubt any cannaboids would turn up in the honey.
Disclaimer: I don't keep bees, but I've been looking into it. Someone with more experience might know more, listen to them. It'd be cool if this worked.
- datashaman 11y agoAnd yet, I guarantee you it will be shrink-wrapped and mythologized by the health industry anyway.
- gcb0 11y agowell the article mention "hundreds of health benefits" for honey, which the science, even the pseudo science, agree there is none. it's just a fancier sugar. so yes, you're certainly right.
- andredublin 11y agoI kept bees for almost a year now. They may go for the pollen and resin like you said, and miss out on the nectar.
- simonebrunozzi 11y agoBees collect pollen, not nectar.
- 8note 11y agobees turn nectar into honey
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- DanBC 11y agoAll bees collect nectar. Some bees collect pollen - although all bees need it.
- DrScump 11y agoThey distribute pollen via mechanical side-effects (on their legs and bodies), but that is not their goal. That effect is the plant's goal, which is why it produces nectar - to lure them. It's the original Sharing Economy.
- wazoox 11y agoBees absolutely collect pollen, they even have special pollen ball holding cups on their legs. They also collect nectar, in their stomach.
- hollander 11y agoThey distribute pollen to pay for the honey. The better they do it, the more flowers, the more honey. But in the end they are not going to complain individually if there is no pollen. They will of there is no honey.
- SmellyGeekBoy 11y ago> But in the end they are not going to complain individually if there is no pollen. I keep bees and they absolutely do store pollen in the hive to use as food (as well as nectar to turn into honey).
- jandrese 11y agoIt's more like the bees are farmers tending their sustenance crop.
- afandian 11y agoBees collect both and eat both.
- epimetheus 11y agoThey collect both, from here[0]: "First bees have four main items on the collection list: nectar, pollen, saps / waxes, and water" [0] - https://www.quora.com/Can-honey-bees-collect-nectar-at-the-same-time-as-pollen https://www.quora.com/Can-honey-bees-collect-nectar-at-the-s...
- nonameface 11y agoThis was answered a lot already, but I'll go into a little more detail. They eat both. Pollen = Protein Nectar/Honey = Carbohydrates Just like most other living animals they need both to survive. Honeycomb holding Pollen -- the multicolored cells are pollen, actually something called "bee bread" if you need a keyword to read more about it. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/c2/65/36/c26536d915104e641d2e5a3b0b4b220c.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/c2/65/36/c26536d91... This image shows a comb with pollen in the bottom left, uncapped honey/nectar in the central area. This uncapped nectar has too much water in it still and will ferment, and capped honey in the top right section. This capped area is true honey that has been dehydrated enough to not ferment and spoil. http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/honeycomb-fresh-honey-pollen-gold-color-45915975.jpg http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/honeycomb-fresh-honey-pollen-...
- OldSchoolJohnny 11y agoYes you should be skeptical. Even if there were any scintilla of truth to this cannabinoids have no effect on humans until they are decarboxylated so this would have no effect if eaten anyway.