bees and roses

[Kathyp]

that's a pretty flower.

i grow raspberries, blackberries (both wild and cultivated) and blueberries.  berries are a big business around here. 

[Finski]

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Our woodland is full of wild blueberry/billberry. They are  4 inch tall. Bees get from them wet nectar but in that time of spring hives are not able to get surplus.  I think that billberry nectar does not have much sugar.

I have in greenhouse American Blueberries. Flowers are big and bees got a full load quickly from flowers.


European blueberry



We use this kind of "berry machine" to pick them. Some call  it "Greedy"

[johnnybigfish]

I just got a raspberry plant from a guy at work that I need to plant! Im gonna put it with my blackberries!
When I got my blackberries, the first year was GREAT!..I could sit there in a lawn chair and just eat em up!
The bees loved them too!
  Hey Finsky!!! I havent seen you in ages!! It sure is good to see you back here!

your friend,
john

[Two Bees]

Great looking blueberries, Finski!

[lenape13]

We don't have much here for bees... raspberries, blackberries, apples, pears, elderberries, strawberries, dewberries, blueberries, southern catalpa, tulip poplar, and assorted wildflowers.  And thats only within 100 yards of my hives.  The girls have a nice buffet to choose from, and they do take advantage of it.  Needless to say, last years harvests were much better than previous years.

[annette]

My husband has a lot of roses and I rarely see any bees on them.

When I go shopping for "bee plants" I look for the ones at the nursery that have a lot of bees on them  :-D

That is exactly what I do!!!!

[flower follower]

bees love wild rose ,pollen is plentiful.