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Farm Livestock / Re: Falconry
« Last post by The15thMember on March 31, 2025, 01:50:15 pm »Wow, @neillsayers , that's cool! What kind of birds did you fly?
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General Beekeeping / Re: where is everyone?
« Last post by Bakersdozen on March 31, 2025, 01:27:51 pm »Hi everyone,
Been stuck in the Winter doldrums but I'm snapping out of it now.
Glad to hear from you! Do you still have bees?
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Gardening / Re: Using honey as a rooting agent for plant cuttings
« Last post by neillsayers on March 31, 2025, 06:29:53 am »This is very interesting. I will try and see if I can dig up more about it.
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General Beekeeping / Re: where is everyone?
« Last post by neillsayers on March 31, 2025, 06:25:59 am »Hi everyone,
Been stuck in the Winter doldrums but I'm snapping out of it now.
Been stuck in the Winter doldrums but I'm snapping out of it now.
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Farm Livestock / Re: Falconry
« Last post by neillsayers on March 31, 2025, 06:16:42 am »My wife and I are ex-falconers. We had to let it go when life became too hectic but I have a lot of wonderful memories from our adventures. Thanks for this.
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Honey, Bee Forage; Nectar & Pollen Sources / Re: What blooms where and when
« Last post by Bakersdozen on March 30, 2025, 12:30:42 pm »Korean Spice Bush 3/29 Smells wonderful! I saw honey bees and bumblebees working it.
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Honey, Bee Forage; Nectar & Pollen Sources / Re: What blooms where and when
« Last post by The15thMember on March 26, 2025, 07:01:35 pm »I'm assuming most of the cherries that are planted in landscaping situations around here are ornamental, but I've seen a few out in the wild. If they are feral ones from landscape stock, then they may not produce fruit either. I've never gotten close enough to one to check though.
I also saw some serviceberry blooming over at WCU this afternoon.
I also saw some serviceberry blooming over at WCU this afternoon.
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Honey, Bee Forage; Nectar & Pollen Sources / Re: What blooms where and when
« Last post by Bakersdozen on March 25, 2025, 12:06:28 pm »We've got callery (Bradford) pears and wild cherries blooming. I know people say the feral Bradford pears don't produce anything, but I see bees on my trees all the time, so . . . .How about that!! Do the Wild Cherries produce fruit or are they ornamental?
Around here, pears of any type are not preferred by honey bees. I think there too much competition from other species with higher sugar concentrations.
It's a little later than last year, but Henbit is blooming here.
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Honey, Bee Forage; Nectar & Pollen Sources / Re: What blooms where and when
« Last post by The15thMember on March 24, 2025, 03:06:09 pm »We've got callery (Bradford) pears and wild cherries blooming. I know people say the feral Bradford pears don't produce anything, but I see bees on my trees all the time, so . . . . 
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Honey, Bee Forage; Nectar & Pollen Sources / Re: What blooms where and when
« Last post by Bakersdozen on March 24, 2025, 10:33:17 am »66061: Currant, Redbuds, Goat Willow, and Red Maples