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- Location
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- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 20 colonies, 40 Hives
Last year we planted Borage on a couple of acre's ( And got some FAB Honey ).
When the seed dropped , we rotavated it back in the top 2 inches.
Low and behold it now looks like a field of OSR, waiting for winter... (hopefully a mild one )....
My question is what can we do to make better use of the land reference our Bee's. The field sits there all year and for three weeks of Nector , which is great...
But can we get two crops in ? or extend the flowering season ?
As much as next years Borage is already planted , it might not make it to spring.
If so, is there other good bee plants to stagger the the season.
Should add very sandy soil , dry's out quickly....
When the seed dropped , we rotavated it back in the top 2 inches.
Low and behold it now looks like a field of OSR, waiting for winter... (hopefully a mild one )....
My question is what can we do to make better use of the land reference our Bee's. The field sits there all year and for three weeks of Nector , which is great...
But can we get two crops in ? or extend the flowering season ?
As much as next years Borage is already planted , it might not make it to spring.
If so, is there other good bee plants to stagger the the season.
Should add very sandy soil , dry's out quickly....
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