Blueberry Production

[blanc]

Was offered to put some bees on 3 acres of blueberries in southeast louisiana and was wondering if any of you worked bluberries, how many for 3 acres and what kind of production I would expect?
James

[Kathyp]

can't answer your questions, but they do really like the blueberries.  we have some and my neighbor has a u-pick field.  our blueberry production has been up a lot since since i started keeping bees!  for me, it's a good source because they bloom after the raspberries and before the blackberries.

[duck]

work a deal for all you can eat blueberries. lol

[AllenF]

I keep about a dozen hives at the most here at the house year to year and we have a couple hundred bushes out.   Remember there is a lot blooming out at the same time as the berries. 

[hardwood]

2 hives per acre.

Scott

[blanc]

THanks for all the replies folks and thx for getting to answer I was looking for Scott!  :-D

[Rex Smith]

One of the "you pick em" blueberry farms near Tyler told me that with such a mild winter last year - they their blueberries were blooming in January - and they called in local beekeepers to place hives in January!  I don't know at what rate per acre, though...

[blanc]

Hey Rex and same around Kentwood where this fella is and he mentioned around that time of the year so I will keep tabs on it to bring my gals up there but may just work a deal on blue berries beings we go pick em at his place.