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Title: Blue spruce honey?
Post by: beehappy1950 on June 12, 2013, 09:36:01 AM

Just wondering if anybody can tell me what my bees are doing in my blue spruce tree. it does have some little buds or something , but it doesnt really look like flowers. Just wondering what they are getting. Harold

Title: Re: Blue spruce honey?
Post by: hardwood on June 12, 2013, 10:07:19 AM

Propolis

Scott

Title: Re: Blue spruce honey?
Post by: millipede on June 12, 2013, 11:47:33 AM

Bees will collect pollen from certain evergreens if nothing more attractive is available. I have seen them on cedar but have no experience with spruce.

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