Bees and Magnolia Trees

bwallace23350 · April 24, 2016, 08:14:45 PM

Will my bees feed on the magnolia trees blooming around them?

herbhome · April 24, 2016, 08:16:04 PM

I'm wondering the same thing. Hope someone here knows.

bwallace23350 · April 24, 2016, 08:18:49 PM

I have two huge ones within 100 yards of my hives

bobsim · April 25, 2016, 02:34:55 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvBuNKLLNHE

My bees do go to the neighbors Magnolia but the blossoms are too high for me to see what's going on. I'd love to see the action in the video first hand.

BeeMaster2 · April 25, 2016, 12:36:13 PM

I it interesting. I read recently that it only takes a bee one flower to fill up compared to thousands for flowers like Gallberry.
Jim

GSF · April 25, 2016, 03:42:35 PM

I have two in my yard. One is one my grandfather set out in the sixties or seventies. The other I think I got out of the woods and set out. To answer your question; my bees works the snot out of a magnolia tree, especially the older one. I have even found some of the anthers/filaments in the hive. It's like they couldn't get enough of it. Maybe they set it at the window in a glass of water..,

bwallace23350 · April 26, 2016, 03:52:38 PM

Taht is good to know because my magnolia trees are 50 plus years old and thriving.