deadly Oleander bushes

[LizzieBee]

Hello! I'm getting Carniolan honeybees in eight days! My neighbor two houses down has a long row of huge, deadly, oleander bushes. Should I be concerned about my honeybees getting nectar from those flowers? Will they? A local beekeeper told me that shouldn't stop me from getting bees.

thanks,
LizzieBee

[Skeggley]

Yes oleander is listed as one of the most poisonous plants for bees however it's been my experience that it's not sought after as a food source for them. There is an oleander (white) directly behind some of my most productive hives and I have never seen a bee on it so I wouldn't worry too much.
Perhaps different colour flowers have different qualities. :don't know:

[LizzieBee]

Thanks! I think my neighbor?s is white oleander too.

LizzieBee