Bees in South Carolina

[idg]

Currently in Charleston, South Carolina. Yesterday had a tour around the Boone Hall Plantation. A old cotton plantation now turning its attention to more conventional produce such as strawberries,melons,peppers, tomatoes, tourists etc. the area is very productive with blossom everywhere.

On a tour of the plantation we came upon a dozen or so hives. Disappointingly there were no bees in any of them. The tour guide says that they just don't produce any honey.

Very surprising to me as I would have longed for such an environment to place my hives. Temp was 29 degrees.

I did notice they were using plastic frames with plastic foundation.

 

[Hachi]

Nice to meet you and welcome to the madhouse lol

 

[Poly Hive]

Tourists are not famous nectar producers.

PH

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Currently in Charleston, South Carolina. Yesterday had a tour around the Boone Hall Plantation. A old cotton plantation now turning its attention to more conventional produce such as strawberries,melons,peppers, tomatoes, tourists etc. the area is very productive with blossom everywhere.

On a tour of the plantation we came upon a dozen or so hives. Disappointingly there were no bees in any of them. The tour guide says that they just don't produce any honey.

Very surprising to me as I would have longed for such an environment to place my hives. Temp was 29 degrees.

I did notice they were using plastic frames with plastic foundation.

Ok I'll bite - did anyone expect hives with no bees to produce honey?

 

[misterbee82]

Why wouldn't they order bees to fill the hives, to help polinate their crops?