Pollen Drying and Storing

[Gpaw]

I’ve linked this before so you might have seen it…

(complete) OGer, the Encore

Pollen Collection and Storage Let me start with this. Humidity/moisture is ‘pollen kryptonite’. It sounds ‘dramatic’ but this gives us a valuable tool for pollen handling and ‘decontamination’. To implement this, a ‘dollar store’ sprayer set to misting and plain water takes care of that job - superbly. [DSCN2955 (2)] Researching the ‘interwebs’ led to studies going back to the 1950’s discussing pollen storage & preservation. These studies had a common thread circling around humidity and te…

Packs over a year old have gotten ladies preggo, I’ll test again this winter.
I’ve been using the freezer for long term storage.

Cheers
G