black eyes?

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cteddo

Discussion Starter · Jul 25, 2010

My neighbor planted 130 acres of black eyes, Are they a good bee plant? Would the honey be good?

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bradley39482

· #2 · Jul 25, 2010 (Edited by Moderator)

u talking about black eye'd peas?

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A beekeeping friend said his bee made a very dark honey in Arkansas about like Molasses. And made a fair amount. Don't thin it would bee real good for overwintering them on if your in a real cold climate The hone is good but a more pronounced flavor its not bitter or bad tasting.

I also know after the pea's set on I have seen Honey bees,yellow jackets and wasp workin on the part of the pea where it comes out of the stem

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cteddo

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jul 26, 2010

Thanks that is good news, my bees should prosper this winter..... I hope.

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lisascenic

· #5 · Jul 26, 2010

I've been looking at this thread, and trying to decide if the plant is black-eyed susans or black eyed-peas....

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honeyman46408

· #6 · Jul 26, 2010

Me too:s

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cteddo

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jul 26, 2010

sorry peas

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cteddo

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jul 26, 2010

Why would anyone plant a 130 acres of black eyed susan,s. Am I missing something?

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Oldbee

· #9 · Jul 26, 2010 (Edited)

"Why would anyone plant a 130 acres of black eyed susan,s. Am I missing something?"

I was wondering myself. Seeds?? They like flowers? It would make a pretty impressive field of "black eyes".

There are a lot of questions that could be asked here, using vague words or regional terminology that might be misunderstood. "Black eyes" as peas might be more familiar in the south, but not so much from California to most people.

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lisascenic

· #10 · Jul 26, 2010

cteddo said:
Why would anyone plant a 130 acres of black eyed susan,s. Am I missing something?

It would not be unreasonable to plant entire fields of one variety of wildflower for the cut flower industry.

I'm from Maryland, originally, and the Black Eyed Susan is our state flower. Every year, at the Preakness Stakes (part of the Triple Crown of horse-racing) there's a story in the news about how tradition requires that the floral wreath draped around the winning hore's neck is made of Black Eyed Susans -- except that these flowers aren't in bloom at that time of year, so the race organizers have to fake something up. Usually it is reported that they use yellow flowers, and hand-dye the centers (or eyes).

I'm not sure what these flowers are, but they aren't your standard Black Eyed Susans.

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cteddo

Discussion Starter · #11 · Jul 26, 2010

Thanks for the education......... just learning. Beautiful field of flowers by the way...

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Birdman

· #12 · Jul 26, 2010

There's about 10 ac of the black eye susan just up the road. They are wild one's. Do bee use them?

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Velbert

· #13 · Jul 27, 2010

Some years they will work them here in oklahoma the honey here is dark yellow looks kinda greenish in a dark brood comb. Not bad tasting kinda strong, I like it. NOW i'am talking black eyed Susans.

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fish_stix

· #14 · Jul 28, 2010

lisascenic said:
tradition requires that the floral wreath draped around the winning hore's neck is made of Black Eyed Susans --

I'm gonna have to watch that next race. I always thought they raced horses! :lpf:

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lisascenic

· #15 · Jul 28, 2010

...and I always wondered what horehound candy was made of!!!

That's an awesome typo, if I do say so myself!

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