I have enjoyed drone larvae from drip boards with the honey drips on top. Actually quite delicious. Never noticed any kind of bitterness, rather more like cream. Yummy.
I have eaten bees and larvae in various dishes and enjoyed them a lot. I always thought it was funny when people show revulsion when I tell them about the insects I have eaten. Most of them would break down the door to get to my shrimp that I cook. Seems like a shrimp is a lot more like a bug than a cow
How would you easily harvest some drone brood to eat? Seems like a lot of work to go for to get a little brood and a bunch of wax. I've always tossed my scrapings of the bottom of frames with squished brood to my chickens. They love them!
we used to have a guy on a brush clearing crew that would toss his slickmeat sandwich and snack on grubs the size of your thumb for lunch whenever he found them in old rotten trees. he would pinch the head off so they wouldn't bite him back.
I tried once drone brood frayed with onions,they were delicious.
If you wand to try the dish
First you have to put the comb in dip freeze for few hours
Second to crash it over a bowl full of cold water,
Third you collect the brood from the bottom of the vessel free of wax.
Be careful do not over cook them.
How much work does this represent, to gather how large a portion?
I've always been curious about this, if not for myself then for adventurous clients. However, collecting brood looks like so much trouble... and such a heavy drain on a colony. To be profitable, I only have to assume that the clients would need to spit out a ton of $$$ for a serving.
I am dying. This is hilarious! I have never ever heard of eating bees in my life! Kudos for you guys for being adventurous! Maybe I will have to add this one to my bucket list!
A couple of weeks ago I cut out some comb to rubber band into frames. I had a piece of capped brood comb the size of my palm that was too curved to fit into a frame well. I crushed it in my hand and drank the "milk" that came out of it. It actually tasted really good. Like almond milk.
ERRRRK! Gag reflex!
While I understand that insects have as much or more protein/vitamins than actual meat and with my culinary skills added with onions, garlic and some veggies would make an awsome stir-fry........The Missus wont let me do it. Thats my story and not budggin!
Yeah, and apparently they are pretty common in other cultures. (I am from the US) I have heard Germany often has bees in their delis!
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