Dr. Gost
DR. Gost Special Pollen Bee Cake
(1 kg) Special pollen cake — pollen, powdered sugar, vitamins, enzymes and probiotics. High pollen content.
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- No residue in honey or comb
- Usable all season, every season
- Safe to use during the honey flow
Why a Swedish spring needs the help
Spring here does not arrive, it negotiates. The air goes over 13 °C, the colony stirs, and then it drops back for a week. Nothing about that timetable suits a bee.
And a colony cannot start on warmth alone — brood needs protein, and protein means pollen. But pollen is not food when it arrives. The bees have to find it in weather that keeps closing, carry it home, pack it into cells and let it ferment into bee bread before a larva can be fed from it. Every link in that chain waits on the weather, and every day it waits is a day off the front of a season that is already short.
It puts the bee bread step inside the hive. Plant pollen, already there, with the enzymes that turn pollen into bee bread — plus vitamins, minerals, amino acids, protein and prebiotics. The colony starts from further along the chain than the weather would have allowed.
The queen follows the protein. A queen lays to what the colony can feed. Protein arriving early is the signal that it can feed more, which is why this belongs at the front of the season rather than in the middle of it.
The softer of the two. Same family as the winter cake, set softer. That suits bees that are moving and working rather than clustered, which is the whole difference between the two.
Both cakes can be used in either season — the consistency is what decides which suits better, not the calendar. Designed for bees in a cold climate, and a long way from plain sugar.
The firmer one, set for the cluster: DR. Gost Winter Bee Cake.
Product Description
Usage
Place 1 piece on the frames of each hive, with one corner of the package opened.
Intended Use & Benefits
- Seasonal use
- suitable for spring, autumn, and all year round.
- Queen support
- supports the queen bee in increasing her egg-laying performance.
- Winter support
- supports the bees' protein, vitamin, and mineral needs during the winter cluster.
Content
Powdered sugar, pollen, enzymes, vitamins, protein.
Important Note (pollen function)
The pollen in its content is used by bees to accelerate egg-laying during the season, and to meet protein needs during the winter. The difference from winter cake is the consistency, along with the vitamin, mineral, and protein ratios needed in winter.
Storage
Store in its original packaging at 5–20 °C, protected from sunlight.
Best before
24 months from the date of manufacture.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children. Do not use if the security lock is broken or missing.
End of product description.
Common questions
- Does it leave any residue in the honey?
- No. The products leave no residue in honey or comb, so a treated colony still produces honey you can harvest and sell normally.
- Can I use it during the honey flow?
- Yes. Because nothing carries over into the honey, they can be used during the flow rather than only in the gaps between harvests.
- How often can it be used?
- They can be used continuously through the season and repeated season after season — there is no withdrawal period to plan around and no rotation requirement.
- The product has a smell — is something wrong?
- No, that is expected. The products are naturally made and contain fermented ingredients, which can give off a noticeable smell. Bees find it attractive rather than off-putting — it is a scent they seek out.
- How long does it keep, and how should it be stored?
- Each pack carries a recommended use-by date, generally 24 months from manufacture. Keep it in its original packaging between 5 and 20 °C, out of direct sunlight. The smell and any settling may change over time — that belongs to a naturally produced, fermented product.
- Can I return an opened product?
- No. For health and hygiene reasons, a product whose own vented plastic cap or inner packet has been opened cannot be returned (EU Consumer Rights Directive art. 16). The outer shipping box does not count — you may open the parcel and look at the goods. Products with their own seal intact can be returned within 14 days.
- Jordbruksverket-registeredSwedish Board of Agriculture
- Biodlarna StockholmStockholm Beekeepers Association
- DHL Service PointDelivery within Sweden
- NPA memberPackaging producer responsibility
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