When do you expect the goldenrod flow to taper off in your area?

Ben Framed · September 20, 2018, 12:37:35 AM

When do you expect the goldenrod flow to taper off in your area? Thanks Ben Framed

BeeMaster2 · September 20, 2018, 08:03:28 AM

Usually when the first frost hits. Last year where I put my hives, it died much earlier for some reason.
Jim

JackM · September 20, 2018, 09:28:14 AM

already over here

paus · September 20, 2018, 11:14:33 AM

In North EAST Texas I have an early short, Golden Rod no more than 4 feet tall that the bees to my knowledge never touch . The tall golden rod is just now starting to bloom and the bees work this variety. This GR grows over 8 feet tall and last for several weeks. Some patches of the short GR has turned brown.

Waveeater · September 20, 2018, 11:18:43 AM

goldenrod still going good in the piedmont of North Carolina. Yellow Crownbeard is also very strong right now.

ed/La. · September 21, 2018, 10:21:31 AM

Golden rod is just starting here in south Louisiana. Yesterday was the first blooms. My bees are working the grass for pollen which has low nutrional value. They are eating my home brew pollen substitute with unknown to me value. Hopefully the goldenrod is enough to get hives a little stronger. Plenty of other wild flowers around that the bees ignore.

Ben Framed · September 21, 2018, 08:43:08 PM

Quote from: ed/La. on September 21, 2018, 10:21:31 AM
Golden rod is just starting here in south Louisiana. Yesterday was the first blooms. My bees are working the grass for pollen which has low nutrional value. They are eating my home brew pollen substitute with unknown to me value. Hopefully the goldenrod is enough to get hives a little stronger. Plenty of other wild flowers around that the bees ignore.

Good for you ed/la. It looks like you have several weeks to enjoy hopefully and baring an early frost. Do you usually get many frost in your part of Louisiana?

beepro · September 21, 2018, 08:45:23 PM

Mine just about to bloom maybe in another week or 2. Every year my bees pay them a visit. This year with irrigation they are
exceptionally tall about 9' high. Yes, the short ones that bloomed in July they never touch. I like the
tall showy GR better.

Ben Framed · September 21, 2018, 08:57:02 PM

Quote from: beepro on September 21, 2018, 08:45:23 PM
Mine just about to bloom maybe in another week or 2. Every year my bees pay them a visit. This year with irrigation they are
exceptionally tall about 9' high. Yes, the short ones that bloomed in July they never touch. I like the
tall showy GR better.

beepro, do you normally have frost in your part of California?

Cuttingedge · September 22, 2018, 06:23:53 PM

Ours will most likely come to an abrupt end sometime over the next few days. We are supposed to get frost for the next three nights!

sc-bee · September 22, 2018, 07:47:32 PM

Quote from: Cuttingedge on September 22, 2018, 06:23:53 PM
Ours will most likely come to an abrupt end sometime over the next few days. We are supposed to get frost for the next three nights!

FROST

7p here and 86 degrees...

beepro · September 23, 2018, 05:53:05 PM

Yes we do, Mr. Ben. Zone 9A most of the year. Believe it or not we do have the usual yearly arctic
chills from the north around late Dec to early Feb. Temp. can dip down to
the 20s. From Dec to Jan is the coldest time of the year. Frost will be here around that time where nothing is blooming. In late Nov. is when the GR taper off. The rains will wet them down too around that time. In mid to late Oct. is when the mini-Loquat flows is on when the GRs are still blooming.

If I want a significant GR flow in our mini-Autumn flow then I have to plant the little suckers in early Spring along the creek banks. There is a creek with
water running all year long only 5 minutes bee flying time from the main apiary. At the moment I'm not sure if I should plant any because GR is not
native here. Afraid that they will take over the creek banks that nobody use anyway. Still a concern of invasive specie for me.

Tam Tam · September 29, 2018, 11:19:59 AM

Quote from: paus on September 20, 2018, 11:14:33 AM
In North EAST Texas I have an early short, Golden Rod no more than 4 feet tall that the bees to my knowledge never touch . The tall golden rod is just now starting to bloom and the bees work this variety. This GR grows over 8 feet tall and last for several weeks. Some patches of the short GR has turned brown.

I'm so glad you posted this. I am in SE GA and have goldenrod but it's the shorter variety and my bees don't touch it. I was wondering why. I'll have to pay attention and see if they work the taller variety.

bwallace23350 · September 30, 2018, 09:20:52 AM

It is really just getting started around here. I have not paid enough attention to know when it dies down but it appears this year to be coming in stages. First we have the full sun golden rod blooming followed by the golden rod in the shade. Nice space out of the bloom.

Sputnik · October 02, 2018, 06:00:44 AM

It is going strong here. We are getting plenty of rain. I mowed yesterday, you can smell the golden rod curing 20 feet from the hives. You never know when the first frost will be.

JVarner · October 02, 2018, 07:43:49 AM

Plenty of GR still blooming in central PA.

beepro · October 03, 2018, 10:27:00 PM

Mine just blooming profusely today. Been blooming for 3 days now. Got some bee vids and plenty of
GR pics. Everyday more of my bees are discovering the blooms just 15 feed from their hives. The mini-
Autumn flow is starting now. Plenty of bees enjoying the sweet nectar.

Enjoy the GRs:

https://tinyurl.com/yaxkyooc

https://tinyurl.com/ybtnjotk

https://tinyurl.com/y9uyfyob

BeeMaster2 · October 04, 2018, 02:26:09 PM

That is really thick GR. 😁
Jim

ed/La. · October 04, 2018, 03:02:37 PM

Bepro that is different goldenrod then what is currently blooming here. The bees are ignoring it. Perhaps the late blooming GR will be better.

paus · October 04, 2018, 03:23:59 PM

Look at my post 4 on this thread. You are about 3 weeks behind me on fall blooms and 3 weeks ahead of me in the spring.