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Our cars are all covered with pollen but I don't know where it's from or if it's even anything they can use. The only thing we have here that I can think of is the arborvitae and I don't know if that's a pollen that they can use.That pollen that gets all over everything and makes people sneeze is almost always from wind pollenated plants, around here the spring pollen explosion is the pines. The bees can use that pollen, but it's not very high in nutrition and they will typically collected something else if it's available.
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Terri I watched your vid. I have a question, why are you continuing to feed? They seem to be well established and your flow is on?
Phillip
Somehow I got in my mind that they used it to build comb but I can't pinpoint where I got that Idea. Those jars are about empty and will be empty today and will not get refilled.I think that's a wise choice at this point. Bees will only draw comb when there is a flow on, so by feeding them when they arrived, you mimicked a flow to get them going. But now that they have 2 boxes basically drawn, they have enough comb to do what they need to do with the naturally cycle of your flows. So they will now draw when there is a flow, but not draw when there is a dearth. Does that make sense?
I was just giving the upfront and honest answer.I haven't eating any significant quantity of stored syrup (for obvious reasons), but I'd imagine it would have hardly any flavor. It's the nectar that determines the flavor of the honey. Stored syrup is not honey, either factually or legally. Adulterated honey, honey with some syrup mixed in, is also not legally honey, but it probably wouldn't be noticeably different from pure honey (which is why it ends up on grocery store shelves far too often).I don't anticipate honey this year so if I get any to steal, I'll feel lucky. If I do, I won't be selling any and I made sugar water as a kid so I'd probably like sugar honey just the same. Is there much of a difference in taste between sugar honey and nectar honey?
How long does the tulip poplar bloom and when do they produce nectar?I'm not sure about how long they bloom. The poplars are my property are so big and in the forest that all the flowers are up in the canopies. I need to get out binoculars and keep a better eye on their timing in the spring. Ours are done now, all the spent flowers are dropping.
I don't anticipate honey this year so if I get any to steal, I'll feel lucky. If I do, I won't be selling any and I made sugar water as a kid so I'd probably like sugar honey just the same. Is there much of a difference in taste between sugar honey and nectar honey? You are learning and learning fast for which I commend you! Terri I watched your vid. I have a question, why are you continuing to feed? They seem to be well established and your flow is on?Because I don't know any better. Also, I heard from several different people to feed as long as they keep taking it, as they prefer natural over sugar water and will stop taking it when there is enough of a natural flow. Somehow I got in my mind that they used it to build comb but I can't pinpoint where I got that Idea. Those jars are about empty and will be empty today and will not get refilled.
Phillip
