please does anyone know if bees work flowering sugar cane?
I don't know myself, but this post talks about sugar cane
Sugar cane honey discussion thread (http://www.beesource.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-197063.html)
Doesn't look too promising.
Sugar cane is not something they find desirable.
...JP
thanks for the replies and the article I was told the bees would work the flowers but all the cane here is in flower and the bees aren't touching it, they love the actual peeled cane though.
no cane flower has no attraction your nuc will be ready soon
wonderful thanks
my bees are 200 ft. from 8oo acres of sugar cane and they don't work it at all.i never seen flowers on it either. schawee
must be a different type ,it flowers prolificly here
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Tina,
Is that Mt. Tibrogargan in your photo of the flowering sugarcane?