I've many varieties of roses around my apiary. Today is the first time I've seen the bees foraging any of them in earnest.
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These have a very strong and lovely fragrance.
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Looking in closer.
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But these roses are inhabited by predators.
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White crab spiders have "set up shop" here... and are apparently eating quite well.
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I'll upload the Anise Hyssop photos next (late for lunch, lol!)
Cheers,
Dane
getting any honey this year?
Quote from: kathyp on August 02, 2009, 05:29:07 PM
getting any honey this year?
Not yet. I'm 0/2 so far on my typical three seasonal harvests. Looks as though I will get some August Wildflower... but, sheesh! Record cold and then record heat (in both temps & duration) = this year has been teh suxor! There are
no apples nor pears on my trees. :'(
Worst season evarrrrr for me here. How's yours going? I'm still hopeful for all the late summer blooms here to kick me some sweetness. :-\
Some Anise Hyssop macros:
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Man Dane!!!
Those are some SUPER good pictures!!!
your friend,
john
it's bad. i hear the whole WV is like this. i'll be lucky if i get a jar of honey out of it and i'll have to feed. if we get some rain this week and the buckwheat perks up, i may get 2 jars! 3rd bad year for me.
Thanks John! I like the way the anise ones turned out. :)
Quote from: kathyp on August 02, 2009, 07:02:07 PM
it's bad. i hear the whole WV is like this. i'll be lucky if i get a jar of honey out of it and i'll have to feed. if we get some rain this week and the buckwheat perks up, i may get 2 jars! 3rd bad year for me.
Crap! I'm sorry to hear that Kathy! I thought some people's season was doing well early this Spring (likely right when I did my splits :oops:). Everything surely is cooked to a crisp now though! The valley looks like Cali. :roll: I'm
so over this heat... gahhhh!!! Nights in the 50's and daytime highs in the low 80's will seem like an oasis. I hope we get those rains too... all we need now is some dry lighting eh? :-X
Well, I'm still going to wait it out a bit and let them be. I'm fortunate with the wetlands. Much of the ground is still soggy, creek is actually running quite high (no idea why.. maybe a beaver downstream? lol!) and the purple loosestrife, etc., is rocking. I'm getting some red pollen too, which is new & bizarre (have to track that source down still). I'm resigned to writing off this season as a "rebuilding year" though. :-x
early in the season, they began to store well. i had high hopes. the blackberries were awesome and lots of blooming of other stuff. i was very surprised to fine huge amounts of brood and almost no stores right at the height of the flow. i have no idea what to make of it all........
Love seeing your pictures Dane! This is my 1st year and only a couple of hives so I didnt expect to get any honey. Last I checked the girls had a number of capped bars. So things looking well over here.