The cherry trees are blooming this week in NW North Carolina. Do bees like them? Do they make good honey?
YES!
Great!
:cheesy:
Des, they really love them.
Welcome to Beemaster. My parents went to Washington DC for their honey moon. We have a video of them in front of the cherry blossoms. My mom was scared to death because the trees were filled with honey bees.
So, yes they love them. They like most fruit tree blossoms.
Jim
Quote from: sawdstmakr on February 17, 2019, 07:21:45 AM
Welcome to Beemaster. My parents went to Washington DC for their honey moon. We have a video of them in front of the cherry blossoms. My mom was scared to death because the trees were filled with honey bees.
So, yes they love them. They like most fruit tree blossoms.
Jim
Very cool thanks Jim
Quote from: sawdstmakr on February 17, 2019, 07:21:45 AM
Welcome to Beemaster. My parents went to Washington DC for their honey moon. We have a video of them in front of the cherry blossoms. My mom was scared to death because the trees were filled with honey bees.
So, yes they love them. They like most fruit tree blossoms.
Jim
I might be mistaken but I am thinking George W kept bees at the White House? Anyone remember?
I?m pretty sure these cherry trees were a gift from some country. I think Japan.
Jim
In 1912, the people of Japan sent 3,020 cherry trees to the United States as a gift of friendship. First Lady Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese Ambassador, planted the first two cherry trees on the northern bank of the Tidal Basin. These two original trees are still standing today near the John Paul Jones statue at the south end of 17th Street. Workmen planted the remainder of the trees around the Tidal Basin and East Potomac Park. In the early 1990s, the Cherry Blossom Festival became a two-week long celebration, as it is today.
Quote from: sawdstmakr on February 18, 2019, 06:49:10 AM
In 1912, the people of Japan sent 3,020 cherry trees to the United States as a gift of friendship. First Lady Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese Ambassador, planted the first two cherry trees on the northern bank of the Tidal Basin. These two original trees are still standing today near the John Paul Jones statue at the south end of 17th Street. Workmen planted the remainder of the trees around the Tidal Basin and East Potomac Park. In the early 1990s, the Cherry Blossom Festival became a two-week long celebration, as it is today.
Good stuff Jim.
Quote from: Ben Framed on February 17, 2019, 10:42:49 PM
I might be mistaken but I am thinking George W kept bees at the White House? Anyone remember?
Bush? Michelle Obama did.
Quote from: Acebird on February 18, 2019, 02:47:12 PM
Quote from: Ben Framed on February 17, 2019, 10:42:49 PM
I might be mistaken but I am thinking George W kept bees at the White House? Anyone remember?
Bush? Michelle Obama did.
Thanks to bush leaving them behind. 😊😁 J/K Ace. I was thinking he did also. Maybe not.
Quote from: Acebird on February 18, 2019, 02:47:12 PM
Quote from: Ben Framed on February 17, 2019, 10:42:49 PM
I might be mistaken but I am thinking George W kept bees at the White House? Anyone remember?
Bush? Michelle Obama did.
Maybe one of her staffers did. ...
Quote from: CoolBees on February 18, 2019, 08:02:36 PM
Quote from: Acebird on February 18, 2019, 02:47:12 PM
Quote from: Ben Framed on February 17, 2019, 10:42:49 PM
I might be mistaken but I am thinking George W kept bees at the White House? Anyone remember?
Bush? Michelle Obama did.
Maybe one of her staffers did. ...
My thought exactly.
Jim
White House carpenter Charlie Brandt donated an extra hive he had for the white house beehive.