Does anyone know what time of day dandelions give nectar? Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day and my yard is full of blooming dandelions. Not a bee anywhere on them. Discouraging. I was thinking maybe it was the wrong time of day.
My neighborhood has 90-some one acre lots, a quarter to half of them have lots of dandelion plus another 15+ acres of common area that is a sea of yellow. I just installed a package yesterday so I hope they can start making use of all those blossoms quickly.
My newly installed package is barely taking syrup, but there are several bees at it when I check, so they're taking some, but not the "quart a day" I've read some people's take. There are a gazillion dandelions blooming around here, though. Can they be getting nectar from them this soon? No one arriving with pollen yet, which I'd expect.
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