Hello, as this is my first year beekeeping, I do not know when the flow season is in Washington. I just need to know so I can plan on when to put the honey supers on and when to take one off and harvest. I've done some research and most flowers are in bloom around April-June and tapering off into July. Thanks in advance! :grin:
Blackberries are my main. I also get an early Maple flow. Pretty well starts when maples bloom and goes thru blackberry bloom
Quote from: JackM on February 02, 2019, 08:33:12 AM
Blackberries are my main. I also get an early Maple flow. Pretty well starts when maples bloom and goes thru blackberry bloom
Yeah I get quite a few blackberry bushes around my place so that should supply the bees. I did not know that maple trees bloomed. I will have to look out for that this spring.
Quote from: dtown2002 on February 02, 2019, 03:02:18 PM
Quote from: JackM on February 02, 2019, 08:33:12 AM
Blackberries are my main. I also get an early Maple flow. Pretty well starts when maples bloom and goes thru blackberry bloom
Yeah I get quite a few blackberry bushes around my place so that should supply the bees. I did not know that maple trees bloomed. I will have to look out for that this spring.
One year I managed to get several frames of just Maple honey. It was awesome
Here in north Florida, the maple flow is just strong enough to support spring buildup. I don?t know anyone who gets honey from it.
Jim
Quote from: JackM on February 03, 2019, 09:17:42 AM
Quote from: dtown2002 on February 02, 2019, 03:02:18 PM
Quote from: JackM on February 02, 2019, 08:33:12 AM
Blackberries are my main. I also get an early Maple flow. Pretty well starts when maples bloom and goes thru blackberry bloom
Yeah I get quite a few blackberry bushes around my place so that should supply the bees. I did not know that maple trees bloomed. I will have to look out for that this spring.
One year I managed to get several frames of just Maple honey. It was awesome
Wow. I'll be looking out for he maples this spring. I just gotta get out of this snow first.