green beans nectar?

[Mitch]

I have an out yard right next to a field of green beans.It is about 50 acers and they will harvest the crop in a few weeks then plant a 2nd crop.i know i get some honey off soy beans,but i am not to sure if green beans will be better of worse for nectar.Any thoughts?

Thanks
Bob

[dcross]

They ignore mine.

[D Coates]

I only have a small garden and they ignore mine as well.

[Mitch]

Went out and checked the outyard saturday.I did not find any bees work the green beans but they are getting nector from someplace.I am not sure where but the girls are making a great honey crop.I guess they could be working the beans a different time of day to.

[randydrivesabus]

i dont see any on my 200' of pole beans.

[PLCRI]

We have a small garden with green beans and I have seen the bees working the flowers.

[longrangedog]

I can move some hives to a soybean field which is near the bloom stage. Will it be worth the effort? Any opinions on soybean honey?

[mwyatt]

I have been told that here in Iowa, soybeans are now self pollinating. I have never seen my bees on them. Of course, that was last year when people planted beans. It's all in corn now since everyone is going to get rich off of methanol.

[Dan Williamson]

I can move some hives to a soybean field which is near the bloom stage. Will it be worth the effort? Any opinions on soybean honey?

I have sat and watched bees working down the rows of soybeans. I get a really nice flow from soybeans every year. Maybe its the variety or something but they definately will work at least some types of soybeans.

The honey is very similar to clover honey. Light and mild. If you are next to large fields you can get a very good flow.

[Dan Williamson]

I have been told that here in Iowa, soybeans are now self pollinating. I have never seen my bees on them. Of course, that was last year when people planted beans. It's all in corn now since everyone is going to get rich off of methanol.

Soybeans are self pollinating. That doesn't mean that they don't produce nectar. I've had beekeepers swear up and down that I don't know what I'm talking about. Yet they haven't crouched in the fields around my home yard with me and watched them working up and down the rows of soybeans.

Some soybeans may not be as attractive to bees as others but in my particular area I've gotten a nice crop from them for the past 4 years.

[Joseph Clemens]

I have been told that here in Iowa, soybeans are now self pollinating. I have never seen my bees on them. Of course, that was last year when people planted beans. It's all in corn now since everyone is going to get rich off of methanol.

You probably mean, ethanol, produced by fermentation, used as an alternate fuel for vehicles, and some even drink it.