Bees Feeding on Powdered Protein (Fake Pollen)

My bees don't usually go for this stuff (it doesn't contain and real pollen), but they are this year. This on a single unbroken 8-minute shot.
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[@inharmonywithearth9982]

How did you make that? I bought ultrabee for over a hundred a bag and it looks like your recipe is just as delicious. They put a little essential oil of lemongrass and some tumeric in theirs and say it's over 50% protein so I assume it's hemp seed flour. I don't know and they don't state the ingredients anywhere that I can find.

[@mudsongs]

I didn't make it. I bought it from a company that slapped their own label on it with no info about the ingredients, but I'm pretty sure it's FEED BEE powder:
feedbee.com/product/
They make miraculous claims like everyone else (doubles brood rearing etc), but I doubt any of these magic formulations can beat real pollen (which I plan to use for now on). Anyway, even on the website, I can't tell what's really in it. They don't even mention protein content.
I'm wary of any pollen substitute that doesn't list the ingredients, especially from companies that make fantastic claims about it.
Lemongrass is an attractant. It's like putting anise extract in syrup. The bees go nuts over it. But I think they'd have the same reaction if I mixed up a bowl of Rice Krispies with anise extract. I don't think it means the product is nutritious. The bees just can't help themselves but go nuts over essential oils.