Millions of bees on these mustard mountains?

[Cindi]

On our way home from Vegas, I saw these mountains and fields that were full beyond belief of the most beautiful yellow flowers I could imagine.  I thought of the millions of bees that must be in their seventh heaven.  Upon a closer look at the beautiful yellow flowers, I thought that they might have been broccoli plants that had gone to flower.  But nope, upon even closer looking, I see that I think that they are mustard.  The bees love mustard (and broccoli flowers), until the cows come home (where did that expression come from anyways, too).  The flowers of this mustard are almost identical to how the broccoli flowers grow, once broccoli has gone to flower.  I am presuming that these plants are a wild mustard that is almost what I would call invasive, hee, hee.

We were driving along the highway and my dear Brother-in-Law knows my love of apis meliferra and flowers, so he pulled alongside the road and my Husband went off to the side to pick me a teeny tiny bouquet of the beautiful yellow flowers.  I love these men in my life that are so sensitive to what I need to make me happy, my bees and the flowers.  Have the most beautiful and  most incredibly wonderful day in our life.  Cindi

[KONASDAD]

mustard bloomung all over the place this week. Bees lover it!

[Alan Forbes]

Pretty pictures..........both belong to the Crucifer family, so named because the 4-petaled flower resembles the crucifix.  It's an important family that includes Kohlrabi, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage and many others that have been proven to prevent cancer when included regularly in our diet.

[jsmob]

Has any of you ever tryed musterd honey.
I have heard you can get honey off it, and then I have heard that you cant because it dose not produce enough nector. But lots of pollen. I have seen it blooming around here in late December and realy comes on in late January and it is still blooming now but it is at the end of it.

[reinbeau]

Could it have been Rapeseed (Brassica napus), what they make canola oil from?

[rast]

 I always let my mustard go to seed. Let it dry and use it year after year. My bees were only in it for two days and then left for something better I guess, not a lot of bees either. Sure did like the water oak blooms though. Step out the back door and hear the hum. Ligustrom is starting to bloom and is always full of bees and wasps.

[Cindi]

Could it have been Rapeseed (Brassica napus), what they make canola oil from?

Ann, you are my walking, talking, honeycomb, hee, hee.  I love your quest for knowledge.  So many times that I make posts and you have the most excellent information that you reply with.  I love that, and thank you so much for always taking the time.

Yes, I would have to say that what I was calling mustard was indeed Rapeseed (Brassica napus).  Not a doubt in my mind.  Both in the same family, yes.  I stand corrected, and love to stand corrected!!!!  I remember you saying that you love to be on that search for knowledge and that is such a beautiful thing.  Have the most wonderful and greatest of these days, Cindi