Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forum
BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: BeeHopper on June 14, 2006, 06:55:31 pm
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Trifolium Arvense. My bees are working acres of this stuff nearby, anyone know the importance of it as a honey plant ???? (http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/pics_t/trifoliumarve.jpg)
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The common name is trefoil a relative of alfalfa and the various clovers. They are legumes like peas, vetch, and beans. All of which are good honey sources.
I knew that four years I spent in Future Farmers of America while in High School would pay off some day.
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The trefoil we have here is little yellow flowers and closer to the ground. They look nothing like the picture above. I have some clover that looks like that. I've planted a lot of clover mixes, so I'm not sure what it really is. But birdsfoot trefoil has the little yellow flower close to the ground. A funny shaped flower, hard to describe. Maybe I'll try to get a picture, since it's blooming now.
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that's interesting, never seen that plant before, wonder if it will grow down south??
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Rabbits Foot Clover a member of the Pea family
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/trifoliumarve.html
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And here's the birdsfoot trefoil:
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/lotuscorn.html
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It's a good thing I have a long shoe horn, it can be difficult removing ones foot from ones mouth. My memories getting worse--I really need to re-check some things first before opening my mouth.