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MEMBER BULLETIN BOARD => PHOTO PAGE - MEMBER PHOTOS & BEE-MOVIES HERE! => Topic started by: Irwin on June 28, 2009, 05:19:51 pm
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I was mowing my neighbor's lawn and this is what I found my bees at work :-D
http://picasaweb.google.com/irwin453/019?authkey=Gv1sRgCLvL9Med9ObE4gE#
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Nice...blackberries?
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irwin, what is the yellow?
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I was mowing my neighbor's lawn and this is what I found my bees at work :-D
Wish you were my neighbor.
Steve
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irwin, what is the yellow?
I don't know just a weed.
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nice pics. I missed the blackberry flow, with the hives being nucs in buildup mode. I'm already hoping I can catch it as a monofloral next year. It grows wild all over the place here.
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irwin, what is the yellow?
I don't know just a weed.
birdsfoot trefoil. my bees are working that (in addition to blackberry, etc.,) right now as well.
(http://i41.tinypic.com/34sflfn.jpg)
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Thank's Dane :) Where you been.
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Thank's Dane :) Where you been.
YW :) - I been buried under a big... pile... of... WORK. :-P (wish I had more time for photos, etc.,)
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hey dane. was wondering where you'd gone also. thanks for the ID. guess i don't have any.
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Hi Kathy,
I was thinking about you over there & wondering how your season has been progressing. Severe Winter (record cold) and a wildly fluctuating Spring (cold, then hot, then rainy & cold) seemed to delay, cook & then wash off a lot of the good early flow (maple, cherry, apple, pear, etc.,) here. Lots of swarms about. Strange season so far... delayed a bit (I also did splits) but the blackberry is & has been rocking. The weather had been mostly conducive for that and I am looking forward to some harvest soon. Forecast is for more "cook-off" weather later this week though: bone dry & 90°F+'s!, which might bring an end to the blackberry flow... probably will. :roll: Nights are forecast to be cool at least. 8-)
I hope you get an awesome surplus/harvest this year. Maybe those May rains were kind to you?
Oh, & the trefoil is a good nectar producer and also good forage (http://www.outsidepride.com/catalog/Birdsfoot-Trefoil-Legume-Seed-p-17408.html) (ruminant grazing legume).
Cheers,
Dane
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hasn't been bad. much better than last year. early build up was good and late spring flow has been strong. if i could keep the swallows from eating so many bees, all would be great. sounds like we were a little more moderate than you.
not sure how i'll do yet. keeping my fingers crossed. any excess would be a +. the last two years have been sad.
expect to see picks of your honey again this year!!
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That's great news Kathy! I'm keeping my finger's crossed here too. So far I'm 0/2 on the June & July harvests. June is the rarest one... has to be mild Winter and early Spring for me to catch any surplus from the maple, berries & fruit trees. July (Blackberry) has been awesome with a surplus every year thus far. Not this time :'( though they've packed their brood chambers well and the purple loosestrife is coming in right on schedule as the blackberry finishes out. Loads of clover, birdsfoot trefoil & then jasmine, mints, herbs, etc., and all the summer bloomers will hopefully produce. Who knows.. maybe there will be a nice fall with some late harvest action.
How's your season going Irwin?
I'm gonna go cry in a jar of last year's honey. ;)
Cheers,
Dane