Trees For Bees

[Into the lions den]

Two years ago when I had a massive lime flow, the bees certainly were taking pollen as I watched them collect it on the flowers. So another old wives tale?

PH

Complete old wives tale. they bring in quite a bit of yellow colleen from it. Another old wives tale is that the pollen is lime green. Lime green pollen at the same time is meadow sweet.

 

[YorkshireBees]

Limes are great but require the right conditions for a good flow.
I have one apiary at the side of a field that is lined with mature lime trees, 2 years ago I had a big flow from the limes, last year next to nothing!

 

[Poly Hive]

The saying is "Limes like wet feet" so be prepared for a good flow this season.

My best line colony gave 220 lbs of comb honey.

PH

 

[Millet]

Complete old wives tale. they bring in quite a bit of yellow colleen from it. Another old wives tale is that the pollen is lime green. Lime green pollen at the same time is meadow sweet.

I have also been told Meadow sweet produces little nectar, is this true or false.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I have also been told Meadow sweet produces little nectar, is this true or false.

It tastes horrible so just as well.
I watched Ray Mears talk about it being used as a mouthwash so I tried it.
It really does taste antiseptically horrid.

Good for pollen though

 

[Millet]

It tastes horrible so just as well.
I watched Ray Mears talk about it being used as a mouthwash so I tried it.
It really does taste antiseptically horrid.

Good for pollen though

I think it smells nice, i read somewhere that they used to line the palace floors with it many moons ago.

 

[peterbees]

Here in North Wales, sycamore is a great bee tree. If we get warm weather in May, it is good for drawing out beeswax foundation and an excellent provider of nectar and pollen. It's our first honey crop of the year. We love it.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I think it smells nice, i read somewhere that they used to line the palace floors with it many moons ago.

Yes, the scent is lovely ....just the taste

 

[Swarm]

It tastes horrible so just as well.
I watched Ray Mears talk about it being used as a mouthwash so I tried it.
It really does taste antiseptically horrid.

Good for pollen though

I just watched him eating dirt.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I just watched him eating dirt.

Go on then.....did it taste like chicken ?

 

[Swarm]

Passed on that one, thanks

 

[Millet]

..M