Main flow Bloom?

[LMN]

What should be blooming to signal the start of the main flow. Is it Apple, Black Cherry, Honey Locust, White Clover? What plant are blooming to signal that main flow? I need a reference point.

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[FordGuy]

I think it depends on where you are, I am not familiar with Indiana so you might check with local guysthere. Here I think it is around blackberry bloom.

[Michael Bush]

I'm sure it will depend on where you are. Black locust blooms about a month before the main flow here. Apples bloom about two months before the main flow here. Cherries bloom about a month and a half to two months before the main flow here.

[Dan Williamson]

Well, I hate to be vague but it depends on where you are even in Indiana. I am 250mi from you. In my area the main flow will be in about 2 weeks. I get a strong black locust flow mixed with wild blackberries that are everywhere around my home apiary. The main flow for me will run from about May 15th to about June 6th or so. Then after a couple of weeks the sweet clover will start to bloom but I don't have much of that around me. Someone even 15mi away from me that doesn't have alot of blackberries or blacklocust but has alot of sweetclover around them will probably have a completely different timing on their main flow.

If you know any beekeepers around you, I would ask some of the locals. You can get a rough approximation from them.

I would recommend that you make notes as to which flowers begin to bloom at what time in your area and it will give you a much better indication in the future.

[Dave W]

LMN . . .

Here in Evansville, Black Locust blooms OPENED Apr 28th. Thats the start of my "main flow" and it (main flow) ends about the end of June. From then on (till next year), not much of a "surplus".

[wayacoyote]

LMN,
Call around to the local Beeks and beekeeping associations. Surely someone there will know. Fortunately for me, I have to drive due south often enough that I get an idea of what's going on below me and get ready for it. FWIW, we've got honey locust and tulip trees blooming in Bowling Green, KY (on interstate 65). Wild blue berries, also.

Waya