For want of a better word
Queen Bee
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- Miriads
I have been approached by a local farmer who is going to sow 10 acres of Oil Seed Rape in the Middle Tamar Valley and has asked if I could supply pollinator hives for him next year?
Pretty much I have considered ORS to be more of a nuisance than a major crop.
Does the general 3 mile rule apply.. or will the bees be so engorged with a superflow not even consider flying home?
How many colonies per acre... for how long?
How often and how quickly will the supers need spinning off.
Should I label the jarred honey as for cooking only... or something else OSR honey?
Will it granulate readily in the jar.. if so is it better made into set honey?
What is it worth?
Complete novice!
Pretty much I have considered ORS to be more of a nuisance than a major crop.
Does the general 3 mile rule apply.. or will the bees be so engorged with a superflow not even consider flying home?
How many colonies per acre... for how long?
How often and how quickly will the supers need spinning off.
Should I label the jarred honey as for cooking only... or something else OSR honey?
Will it granulate readily in the jar.. if so is it better made into set honey?
What is it worth?
Complete novice!