Beginners Question on Frame Content

[Bbrian]

Hi,

We extracted our first honey this week. The frames are fully capped, but some of the cells (just a few) contain a hard, layered substance, in shades of brown. It is quite hard. Am I right in thinking this is pollen, or is it crystalised OSR?

Thanks for any advice. I love this forum, it keeps reassuring me that there is more than one way to run your hives.

 

[Davelin]

Pollen from the sound of it.

 

[enrico]

Oh yes.... Pollen, sometimes it spins out but not very often, the bees will use it when you give them the wet frames back
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[Bbrian]

Thanks for that, pollen it is then.