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Offline Sydney guy

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What's Flowering: NSW
« on: September 23, 2016, 02:18:27 am »
I'm a hour south west of Sydney and I'm seeing lots of things in flower. Clover, orange trees, fireweed, patterson curse, a small yellow flowered weed I don't have a name for and Wisteria.

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2016, 02:38:54 am »
Anyone know what this is? Bees love it.

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2016, 06:22:30 am »
It's a brassica. Not a great photo. Either canola, radish or turnip etc. Yes bees love it. High protein in the pollen and a good nectar supply usually.  Lots of pods set in that photo so it's all but finished.
Well done on starting this thread.

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2016, 08:13:33 am »
Thank you Andersonhoney you are right i found it in a bee book.

Does anyone know what the quality of honey is like from orange trees. Next door has an orange orchard and its in full bloom and bees are working it full on.

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2016, 08:18:28 am »
Highly regarded honey, and yes with a citrus tang.

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2016, 08:47:31 am »
Awesome can't wait to try a bit :)

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2016, 11:09:48 pm »
So happy to see this thread started. Mid north coast here. Think I'm seeing lots of stringy bark been on a staggered bloom for the past 6 weeks plus the jacaranda just starting.

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2016, 05:39:32 am »
Yeah Pet Bear I hope people contribute, I'm in a property investing forum that is full on and this one is really slow, there has to be more beekeepers out there lol. I checked my Jacaranda trees and nothing yet.

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2016, 05:57:52 pm »
Keep at it. What's flowering victoria thread is almost 12 month old.(well done ozbuzz for starting it) Almost every time I post on it there is another 100 views. Still not many contributors, but that can be beekeepers sometimes not wanting others to get their flowers. Good luck.

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2016, 03:19:59 am »
Tee-Trees are out in flower and bees are all over it. :)

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2016, 03:23:06 am »
Tee-Tree

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2016, 03:32:49 am »
Wort, curse, clover and most of the thistles are flowering around here.
Hope to have my first hive set up in about a week, should still be a bit of the above around for a few more weeks. Blackberries haven't started here yet and will continue in patches until Feb/Mar.

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2016, 03:35:09 am »
Where are you from 220?

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2016, 04:29:36 am »
South, not far from Batlow

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #15 on: December 08, 2016, 10:13:57 pm »
Have been away the last week, blackberries are just starting around here. Still a bit of clover and trefoil along with thistles, wort and  curse. Haven't noticed any of the messmate flowering yet.

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2016, 06:36:48 am »
I have these trees at my place near Penrith and they have long green bud type things at the moment and it amazing the amount of bees, native bees, wasps, dragon flies, butterflies all over them. I can hear it going off from 20 or 30 meters away.I tried to post pic but don't know how
Also noticed the gum trees with pinky orange trunks are starting to flower around the place too. Soz I don't know any of the names of these trees

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #17 on: December 23, 2016, 03:45:44 am »
For those looking for a copy of Honey and pollen flora, there is a knock off on gumtree and ebay at the moment. Already have one, not too bad a copy, but the price seems to be going up.

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #18 on: December 29, 2016, 09:16:25 am »
I have noticed over the last couple of weeks the blackthorn and privet are starting to flower around sydney.

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Re: What's Flowering: NSW
« Reply #19 on: December 30, 2016, 07:13:04 am »
Noticed bees were working the blackberry Wednesday while driving around the farm, was going to inspect today but raining until around 8 and then overcast and threatening all day. Watched my hives for a few minutes, plenty of bees flying and lots of golden pollen coming in.
Could be wort, saffron thistle or dandelion as they are all in bloom.