What's flowering: Queensland

[max2]

27. September-

A few trees are out:
- Deep Yellow  Wood ( last year14. September
- White Cedar  ( 2019 24. September)
- Pecan Bud burst - ( 2029   2. October)

Very dry and we had a fire in the valley.

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6.10.2020 - the Jaboticaba which flowered just a few weeks ago is in full bloom again. How do they do it? The bees are crazy on it  - again.
The White Cedar seems to be doing it's best too to put on a show.

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The sweet smell of Lomandra!
You can even smell it in the hives.
I made up a number of nuc's and finally I can find a good number of drones and drone brood in some of the hives.
Even some honey is coming in

[Bee North]

Sounds promising Max.

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The Pecan's are flowering  and the bees are working overtime to get their share of pollen.

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The first flowers on the E .torreliana ( Cadaghi) are out.

There is rain ahead ( if we are lucky) and I hope the tree is holding off it's full display untill the rain has passed.
It is an amazing sound when the bees discover the tree in full bloom and our tree ( planted by somebody else about 40 years agao) is a large specimen.

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We had some much needed rain - just 25mm but a start.
The E.torrelians are just about in full bloom and I noticed that the Waterhousia floribunda are budding.
They grow along the river and are reliable givers.

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On the way to one of my yards I noticed a row of Blackberries flowering - you don't see them much in this part of the world

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We had some lovelt rain here of late. Not a lot but it did make a difference. Sadly, some people had strong wind and hail.

The Clover liked it - and the bees are working it again.
I hope it does not get  too hot too quickly.

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The Brazilian Cherries are about to open.
A long dry followed by some rain will guarantee a a great show

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The Brush Box is flowering here. I will be going to Gympie in about a week and will get a better idea if they are producing.
Brush Box can be fantastic in an occasional year - flowering multiple times. The tree needs rain at the right time.
The honey has a tendency to crystalise quickly.
Mock Orange is out in full bloom. I have to check if the bees er working it.

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I was surprised to see some Weeping Lilypilly fowering ( waterhousia floribunda) and also lemon Myrtle. We have both here in the valley but not flowering.

here in the valley the Tipuana Tipu is in full bloom and so is the Abizzia sinenses ( spelling?)

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Here it is:  https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/3991

[Bee North]

Had any rain Max?

I just got home , I've been away.

The golden oak is in flower all through the rainforest and the girls have golden yellow new wax. A bit of nectar comming in but not a lot of surplus.

Some good rain would help.

[max2]

Hi Bee North.
No rain so far but we are a day closer.

I went to Gympie today to get some gear from my mate - he manages about 2500 hives.

He is still optimistic that we could get some Brushbox honey....if we get the rain.

[max2]

Very hot here. Early start.
We took some honey off - tasts like Brush Box.
When is the rain coming?

m

[max2]

Extremly hot here but a cooler change is on the way.
Some Brushbox and Waterhousia is flowering in the valley...promising

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I went to one of my yards on the other side of Conondale and noticed that the Angophora's are flowering. Also Known as "Apple"  these trees are quite unusual as they seem to produce MORE nectar during dry times.
In our area it seems to flower most years but the good book ( Honey and Pollen Flora of SE Australia) tells me that it is only a reliable producer every 4 to 5 years.
The honey has thixotrpic qualities - the nectart becoming a gel when matured into honey but I have not had an issue with this.
The honey is a little darker.

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We had 180mm of rain here in the last few days...and more on the way.
The best rain for a long while.

This is the type of rain the forests around here need to have a chance to kick back into something normal.

Some trees ( eg Bruch Box) will respond quickly and others will take a while .

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A good number of trees have started to flower in response to recent good rain: lepard Tree, Grumichama and Wattle.

The wattle ( I think Acacia melanoxilon) is producing useful pollen but no nectar.