[Latin Name] Rhodiola Rosea

[Plant Source] China

[Specifications] Salidrosides:1%-5%

Rosavin:3% HPLC

[Appearance] Brown fine powder

[Plant Part Used] Root

[Particle size] 80 Mesh

[Loss on drying] ≤5.0%

[Heavy Metal] ≤10PPM

[Storage] Store in cool & dry area, keep away from the direct light and heat.

[Package] Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside.

[What is Rhodiola Rosea]

Rhodiola Rosea (also known as Arctic root or golden root) is a member of the family Crassulaceae, a family of plants native to the arctic regions of Eastern Siberia. Rhodiola rosea is widely distributed  in Arctic and mountainous regions throughout Europe and Asia. It grows at altitudes of 11,000 to 18,000 feet above sea level.

There are numerous animal and test tube studies showing that rhodiola has both a stimulating and a sedating effect on the central nervous system; enhance physical endurance; improves thyroid, thymus, and adrenal function; protects the nervous system, heart and liver; and has antioxidant and anticancer properties.

[Function]

1 Enhancing immunity and delaying aging;

2 Resisting radiation and tumor;

3 Regulating nervous system and metabolism, effectively limiting melancholy feeling and mood, and promoting mental status;

4 Protecting cardiovascular, dilating coronary artery,preventing coronary arteriosclerosis and arrhythmia.

https://todolisthome.com In this episode I show you how to make fresh pollen patties for your honey bees. This nutritious mixture of fresh pollen, Ener-G-Plus Bee Diet, Honey B Healthy, pure cane sugar and water helps to keep honey bees fed and encourage brood rearing. (Recipe at end)
The difficulty is that if I give too much then I risk having a big box of bees during a cold month of March and there will be too many bees and not enough food. If I don’t give any then I risk the bees treating this warm month of February as the onset of spring and consuming too much of the honey stores and then starving later due to a lack of food. 
As with most things in life I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t so I treat what I see and I don’t see much pollen being brought into the hive but there is some being gathered. My attempt to aid the bees may succeed if I just add a small patty for now and observe what else occurs as March approaches. In another video I will show how easy it is to put on the the patty. I opened up the hive on February 24 and added a fondant patty, a grease patty, and some dry sugar.
This video was taken on February 24 and it’s clear now that March has come in like a lion and stayed that way. Today is March 27 and I’m still wearing long-johns on my bike rides to work. The weather sucks and we even had some snow on the 25th but April should bring the onset of warmer weather to stay.  Tony Teolis

Pollen Patty Recipe
2 parts pure cane sugar
1.5 cup dry pollen mix
1/2 cup fresh pollen mix
1 teaspoon HoneyB Healthy
Mix all ingredients well
Pollen and HBH from Brushy Mountain Bee Farm

Roll out small pancake shaped patties
Place patties between sheets of wax paper
Place about 4-6 patties in a large Ziploc bag and freeze
Tip! make the patties in the early fall and bring one or two in mid to early February. When you see lots of bee taking flights. Don’t give more than one at a time! Small hive beetles will come and never leave!