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BeeMaster2:
Bill,
Crepe Myrtles do not have nectaries. That means they can only provide pollen for your bees. We were told for years that Myrtles make terrible honey by our bee inspector and then his boss gave a speaking lecture and told us about that they don?t have nectaries. Go figure.
Jim Altmiller
Bill Murray:
well at least the pollen is there. I was always told they produced nectar, thanks Jim.
Bob Wilson:
Dearth in middle Georgia.
It seems there are crepe myrtles blooming literally everywhere, but they don't provide any nectar, and apparently very few varieties provide any pollen. Blooms abound, but the bees still have to wait for the goldenrod to come in.
paus:
I do not remember Golden Rod blooming by Aug.12 but I saw some blooming in a bottom where I was brush hogging and someone else on Texas Beekeepers reported thar they saw blooms. Correction That was beekeeping for beginners.
FloridaGardener:
Finally, after little whiffs of nectar from second-bloom Vitex and just a few early Liriope.....Liriope (Lillyturf) is in full bloom. It's covered with honey bees and bumble bees. Looks like a real flow at the hives.
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