Bee Pollen Substitute

Title: Bee Pollen Substitute
Subject: brewer's yeast; soy flour; powdered milk; water; sugar syrup
Description: Bee Pollen Substitute

1 PART BREWER'S YEAST
3 PARTS SOY FLOUR
1 PART POWDERED MILK

MIXED TO A DOUGH CONSISTENCY WITH ONE
PART WATER AND 2 PARTS SUGAR SYRUP

with this dough make a cake about the size and shape
of your hand; place on a piece of wax paper and
turn it cake down on the frame lots bars just
above the brood nest
check back in a week
If they have eaten most of the cake give them more
each week until the bees can gather enough natural

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# Bee Pollen Substitute

## Ingredients

- 1 part brewer's yeast
- 3 parts soy flour
- 1 part powdered milk
- 1 part water
- 2 parts sugar syrup

## Instructions

1. Combine brewer's yeast, soy flour, and powdered milk.
2. Mix with 1 part water and 2 parts sugar syrup until the mixture reaches a dough consistency.
3. With the dough, make a cake about the size and shape of your hand.
4. Place the cake on a piece of wax paper and turn it cake-side down on the frame bars, just above the brood nest.
5. Check back in a week.
6. If the bees have eaten most of the cake, give them more each week until the bees can gather enough natural [pollen].
Source: RCA0007 - Vintage Handwritten Recipe Card Collection w/ Metal Recipe Box 60+ Recipes (eBay)
Date: 1950s
Rights: Personal/Family
Format: Typed recipe card
Identifier: RCA0007-20260618-0023
Coverage: Idaho, US