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Offline LizzieBee

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deadly Oleander bushes
« on: March 30, 2018, 06:43:19 pm »
Hello! I'm getting Carniolan honeybees in eight days! My neighbor two houses down has a long row of huge, deadly, oleander bushes. Should I be concerned about my honeybees getting nectar from those flowers? Will they? A local beekeeper told me that shouldn't stop me from getting bees.

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Offline Skeggley

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Re: deadly Oleander bushes
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2018, 11:28:22 am »
Yes oleander is listed as one of the most poisonous plants for bees however it's been my experience that it's not sought after as a food source for them. There is an oleander (white) directly behind some of my most productive hives and I have never seen a bee on it so I wouldn't worry too much.
Perhaps different colour flowers have different qualities. :don't know:


Offline LizzieBee

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Re: deadly Oleander bushes
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2018, 02:11:40 pm »
Thanks! I think my neighbor?s is white oleander too.

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