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Beekeeping => Swarms, Cut Outs, Trap Outs and Bee Trees => Topic started by: efmesch on January 03, 2017, 06:01:23 am

Title: Why I love Loquat trees
Post by: efmesch on January 03, 2017, 06:01:23 am
For the past month or so, the three Loquat trees in my garden have been flowering.  Loquat is the only tree that flowers at this time of year.  I've been wanting to share a picture with you of these trees and their visitors but only got around to it today.  It's chilly outside (15 0 C., 590F.)  The skies are cloudy, between showers, but the girls are out.  Not in the numbers that fly on a sunny day, but nevertheless, they are busy, collecting pollen.
I love the beauty of the trees, their large dark green leaves, their delicious fruits (they ripen around March-April) that can be eaten fresh or from which I can make liqueur or jam, the delicate fragrance of the flowers, and the pollen they provide for my nearby hives.
Needless to say, the bees love them too.

For some reason I can't manage to upload the pictures I took.  Maybe I'll figure it out yet.
Title: Re: Why I love Loquat trees
Post by: efmesch on January 03, 2017, 06:19:56 am
(https://s30.postimg.cc/qtf8fwk1p/DSC02383.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/qtf8fwk1p/)

Ahhhh---at least partial success

(https://s27.postimg.cc/4izf7hgv3/P1030528.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/4izf7hgv3/)

I'm getting the hang of this/  :)
Title: Re: Why I love Loquat trees
Post by: Perry on January 03, 2017, 06:45:31 am
The only thing flowering here at the moment is the Christmas Cactus. :D
Title: Re: Why I love Loquat trees
Post by: efmesch on January 03, 2017, 08:32:45 am
Indoors or outdoors?
Title: Re: Why I love Loquat trees
Post by: Perry on January 03, 2017, 11:50:41 am
Quote from: efmesch on January 03, 2017, 08:32:45 am
Indoors or outdoors?
Indoors, there is nothing that blooms here at this time of year. :o
Title: Re: Why I love Loquat trees
Post by: Wandering Man on January 03, 2017, 01:03:58 pm
Quote from: Perry on January 03, 2017, 11:50:41 am
Quote from: efmesch on January 03, 2017, 08:32:45 am
Indoors or outdoors?
Indoors, there is nothing that blooms here at this time of year. :o

I've heard rumors that Perry has redone his honey house:


(https://s27.postimg.cc/rin8aucjj/conservatory_cactus_room.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/rin8aucjj/)

 ;D
Title: Re: Why I love Loquat trees
Post by: Perry on January 03, 2017, 03:11:01 pm
Quote from: Wandering Man on January 03, 2017, 01:03:58 pm


(https://s27.postimg.cc/rin8aucjj/conservatory_cactus_room.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/rin8aucjj/)



That picture is beautiful. It reminds me of my younger days (early 20's) when I was working in Alberta. I used to spend a lot of time at the Muttart Conservatory, which had these 3 huge glass pyramids that each had a different botanical theme. They even had an arid desert type one.
You may ask "why would someone want to spend time in a glass pyramid with a bunch of plants"? In Edmonton in winter it can get down to -40, which is the same in C as it is in F. Seeing something green, even if only for a little while, can become a real treat. :)

https://www.edmonton.ca/attractions_events/muttart_conservatory/discover-the-pyramids.aspx
Title: Re: Why I love Loquat trees
Post by: riverbee on January 04, 2017, 11:01:15 pm
ef, AWESOME pictures!  thanks for sharing those!