Follow the Bloom 2016

[bwallace23350]

My bees are working my squash hard now. i will try to borrow a smart phone and take a picture tomorrow.

[bwallace23350]

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[herbhome]

Black Locust was pretty disappointing this year. I think Black cherry and some apples are still blooming. Red and White Clover is doing nicely.

[CliveHive]

Corpus Christi, TX - - - Mesquite trees have been in full bloom for about a week, and several hundred square miles of cotton is just showing their first blooms.
Lots of rain at just the right time says it is going to be a realloy good year - - - for mesquite & cotton blossom honey - - -

[BeeMaster2]

Saw Chinese Tallow in bloom today. Not a lot of bees on it. Bees think they are in a dearth. Robbing is horendous. Used sprinkler several times  to break it up.
Jim

[Joe D]

Some of the Chinese Tallow blooms are beginning to be worked here also.  Also saw some Ti Ti in bloom, may not be spelled correct.

Good luck to you and your bees,


Joe D

[bwallace23350]

What is Ti Ti?

[KeyLargoBees]

http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/hort/2014/03/25/titi-in-bloom-this-spring/

[bwallace23350]

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[bwallace23350]

I have seen some on crape myrtles now also.

[BeeMaster2]

Crepe Myrtles do not provide nectar, they do not have nectaries.
Just learned that a few months ago  at a bee meeting from David Westervelt, FL Supervisor of Bee Inspectors.

[Dallasbeek]

Crepe Myrtles do not provide nectar, they do not have nectaries.
Just learned that a few months ago  at a bee meeting from David Westervelt, FL Supervisor of Bee Inspectors.

What about pollen?

[BeeMaster2]

Yes they provide pollen.
Jim

[Fritz]

Southwest Oklahoma Mesquites are blooming.

[BeeMaster2]

Cabbage park is about to bloom.

[yes2matt]

I was surprised to see bees tumbling over each other working the wild grapes in Charlotte.  I would have expected grapes to have set fruit by now.

[JojoBeeBoy]

Here in the mountains of middle TN, the main volume of nectar is sourwood right now (I think). We have a wildflower mix around our yard which they are pollinating (zennias, sunflowers, etc.) and several acres of mostly purple liatris and sumac.

[Jaimes36]

Eastern NC Bees starting to come outta dearth mode...Devils walking stick, tallow & fall ornamentals are on the menu until Goldenrod & Aster start up in about a month or so!


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[Jaimes36]

Bump bump bump!! Any new blooms ? How about them supers? My bees are working hard on the walking stick, took several hives down to SC put em on cotton! Good stores of honey + pollen. Keep em beezy y'all j


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