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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: jeepaddict4life on May 26, 2009, 11:28:45 AM

Title: Dame's Rocket
Post by: jeepaddict4life on May 26, 2009, 11:28:45 AM
Where I'm about to hive my bees, there are acres of dame's rocket flowering all around. Is this a bee-friendly wildflower? What strikes me as odd is that with all those flowers, purple, white and pink everywhere, I didn't see a single honeybee. Hopefully there'll be a few in a couple of days  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Dame's Rocket
Post by: bassman1977 on May 26, 2009, 11:47:48 AM
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/dame_rocket.htm

Doesn't seem like honey bees are a primary pollinator of this plant.
Title: Re: Dame's Rocket
Post by: jeepaddict4life on May 27, 2009, 09:40:28 AM
Quote from: bassman1977 on May 26, 2009, 11:47:48 AM
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/dame_rocket.htm

Doesn't seem like honey bees are a primary pollinator of this plant.

Thanks for the info. I've got that page bookmarked...there's a wealth of information there!