Lavender Pollination

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bhfury

January 08, 2011, 12:42:00 AM
Happy New Year Everyone!!!!

I have an opportunity to put some hives on two Lavender Farms. One has about 12,000 plants and the other has around 14,000 plants. These farms are located on the central coast of California. I've never put hives on lavender, so I have a few questions:

1. How many hives to the acre should I use?
2. When should I place them?
3. When should they be pulled?

rdy-b

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January 08, 2011, 01:10:26 AM
  so whats the plan -you going for pollination fee-and or a honey crop
it tastes like soap but there is a high demand for the honey-are they seed producers-
trying for seed crop for oils-most of the people that have done a set down on lavender
that i have heard about run the bees as a static yard-have heard of problems with pickers
trying to pic the flowers and bees interfering-with the pick-would like to here more about this though-RDY-B

hardwood

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January 08, 2011, 01:13:51 AM
If memory serves (not always a sure bet :) ) for seed lavender 2 hives per acre...expect 150kg per hectare in honey.

Scott
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hardwood

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January 08, 2011, 01:17:08 AM
I also think most hives on lavender are static...but that might be old school.

Scott
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

bhfury

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January 08, 2011, 01:21:01 AM
Quote from: rdy-b on January 08, 2011, 01:10:26 AM
  so whats the plan -you going for pollination fee-and or a honey crop
it tastes like soap but there is a high demand for the honey-are they seed producers-
trying for seed crop for oils-most of the people that have done a set down on lavender
that i have heard about run the bees as a static yard-have heard of problems with pickers
trying to pic the flowers and bees interfering-with the pick-would like to here more about this though-RDY-B

Plan is honey, I heard lavender growers don't pay for pollination not really sure where these two farms are on this.  The farmers are oil producers.

bhfury

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January 08, 2011, 01:22:10 AM
Quote from: hardwood on January 08, 2011, 01:17:08 AM
I also think most hives on lavender are static...but that might be old school.

Scott

What is static? Meaning they are left there all year round?

rdy-b

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January 08, 2011, 01:44:14 AM Last Edit: January 08, 2011, 01:58:03 AM by rdy-b
 yes but you would move into almonds and then back--where do you go after almonds
citrus sage or alfalfa or move to cherys-RDY-B


did some quick gogole and it looks like 4000 plants per acer--so they got what 3 and 4 acers
i have heard these are artsy fartys type places--might be a headache-- 8-) RDY-B

If HARDWOOD is corect looks like about one drum-or 650lbs

bhfury

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January 08, 2011, 02:28:03 AM
Quote from: rdy-b on January 08, 2011, 01:44:14 AM
yes but you would move into almonds and then back--where do you go after almonds
citrus sage or alfalfa or move to cherys-RDY-B

Almonds, cherries, citrus, cantaloupe, seed onions, lavender? then alfalfa.
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