How do I know there is a honey flow going on in my area?
If your bees are storing nectar like crazy, there's a flow on. Note the date(s) in your notes (you do take notes, right?) so you'll be ready to go next year.
Yep, download some record logs and have been faithfully filling them out...wife chuckles everytime she see me scribbling about my "new girlfreinds"
the bees just plop on the landing board as they are heavy and approach lower than normal. Certain plants also provide lots of nectar, look for them. Clover is an example.
Basically, the bees are all jacked up and activity is just plum crazy, like some hyperactive lil brats.
...JP
Sit out a little thing of sugar water early in the morning. Of there is very little to no activity, you have a flow. If the bees come in mass and suck it dry in a short time, there is no flow.
"Sit out a little thing of sugar water early in the morning. Of there is very little to no activity, you have a flow. If the bees come in mass and suck it dry in a short time, there is no flow."
Perfect!!!