We are approaching drought conditions. Will goldenrod survive without much rain? Some has already bloomed and the bees are all over it. I am worried about the stuff that hasn't bloomed yet.
Thanks.
My bees got a good supply of it last year and it was real dry. I think it did dry up quicker than usual though. This year looks pretty good for goldenrod (for us anyway).
I will need a little rain. If it doesn't come to far apart. It is fairly drought tolerant.
No rain in 30 days or longer will have an effect on it.
doak
should be blooming there pretty soon it's just started down here. i know it was really dry last year here and it bloomed pretty good.
this isn't an expert opinion but just a thought that if its too dry there may be bloom but not necessarily much nectar.
Quote from: randydrivesabus on August 24, 2008, 08:04:12 AM
this isn't an expert opinion but just a thought that if its too dry there may be bloom but not necessarily much nectar.
I was recently talking to someone who commented there was no sourwood honey this year. I had seen the sourwood blooming profusely. She said, "Oh yes, it bloomed, but it was dry." I later asked another person from the Botanical Gardens here, and he said that the moisture available to plants does indeed affect the amount of nectar produced. I have a field covered with goldenrod but have yet to see a honeybee on it. It is dry here now.