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Title: Texas Wildflowers
Post by: ArmucheeBee on March 29, 2011, 09:53:59 pm

The current issue of Country mag. has some pics from the Texas hillcountry.  Are there any beeks here that have bees in this area and/or do these flowers make good honey.  I know the tubular shape of some prohibit honeybees but not being from the area, I was wondering if the honey matches the beauty?

Title: Re: Texas Wildflowers
Post by: AllenF on March 30, 2011, 07:25:58 pm

You know wildflowers are bigger in Texas.

Title: Re: Texas Wildflowers
Post by: bailey on March 31, 2011, 10:50:41 pm

i can tell you that the blue bonnet flowers that my father in law grows across his yard every spring get worked very much by my bees.

i would guess the texas bees would work em as well.

bailey

Title: Re: Texas Wildflowers
Post by: Grandma_DOG on April 09, 2011, 06:21:11 pm

Thur experience and many interviews, here is the best honeyflow calendar on texas honey plants around:

http://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/honeyflow-calender-for-central-texas/ (http://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/honeyflow-calender-for-central-texas/)