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Flycaster
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May 07, 2016, 10:19:43 am »
Hi,
I have been offered an apiary site on some lucerne but am unsure if it's worth the effort.
Any body with experience of bees on lucerne? Is it a good honey producer? Any info would be gratefully accepted 😊
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Lancej
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May 07, 2016, 10:31:55 am »
I had a few hives on Lucerne but I think that they may have also picked up a bit of nectar from messmate. They did really well, with bee numbers increasing very fast and plenty of honey. One hive that was from a swarm that season has already been split. (They were nasty ) i only had it for a few weeks as it was then used for stock feed. Lance
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Flycaster
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May 08, 2016, 01:03:42 am »
Cool thanks. Is it an autumn flowering crop or spring?
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Lancej
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May 08, 2016, 07:36:56 pm »
It all depends on what they do with it as it can be cut a few times a year for dry feed. Flowering could be from late spring to autumn, I had the bees on it in summer.
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Michael Bush
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May 08, 2016, 07:38:56 pm »
If they cut it for hay, which they usually do, it will bloom several times a year. But usually here, they cut it as soon as it even starts to bloom... to maximize the protein content.
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May 08, 2016, 08:41:39 pm »
Ok thanks, I'll see what he does with it.
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