[elmer_fud]

After the last snow storm a lot of bees were flying and the snow was yellow around the hives from the bee poop. I was wondering if bee poop works as fertilizer close to the hives. I know chicken and cow poop are fairly common fertilizers, but have not heard/seen anything one way or the other about bee poop.

This was a random thought that popped into my head and wondered what other people knew/thought about this. I know it is in no way commercially viable, but it is a curious thought now.

 

[Murdock]

Collect some in a bottle and try it on house plants. At the least it will be a good conversation piece. ORGANIC FERTILIZER...

 

[Fizbi]

Every little bit (of poo) helps, I guess.

 

[elmer_fud]

Collect some in a bottle and try it on house plants. At the least it will be a good conversation piece. ORGANIC FERTILIZER...

lol, I didn't collect it, and I am not consistent enough with my house plants to run a good experiment

 

[JWPalmer]

Maybe if you had one of those little bonsai trees you could try it out. Bee poo probably contributes less than wild bird poo.

 

[crofter]

Pound for pound it is more powerful stinky than 'orth thit!

 

[elmer_fud]

Pound for pound it is more powerful stinky than 'orth thit!

lol,

 

[Fizbi]

I wouldn't discount it. You never know...some microbe somewhere, somehow, is ever so dependent on that small contribution to the environment.

Even the river fish eaten by a bear, who wanders up the mountain to relieve itself, the nutrients support some living thing on it's way back down to the river.

 

[clyderoad]

After the last snow storm a lot of bees were flying and the snow was yellow around the hives from the bee poop. I was wondering if bee poop works as fertilizer close to the hives. I know chicken and cow poop are fairly common fertilizers, but have not heard/seen anything one way or the other about bee poop.

This was a random thought that popped into my head and wondered what other people knew/thought about this. I know it is in no way commercially viable, but it is a curious thought now.

Picture from a couple of days ago.

 

[Murdock]

Green grass in front of the hives... bee poop fertilizer...and it's organic for sure.