[Sonoramic413]

Still a lot of indian blanket blooming here, but definitely on the backside of the curve.i noticed a few horsemint flowers last weekend but the bulk is yet to come.. Local farmer has 200 acres of sunflowers that are starting to bloom. There is cotton , but they are all going to a nectarless variety locally.. A 2nd generation beekeeper that sells honey in Canton told me he hasn't seen a cotton flow here since the late 60s- fwiw..

 

[Ross]

I tried cotton last year and I won't bother to try again. I lost most of those bees and never did see them in the cotton. I'm hoping the soybeans have nectar this year.

 

[Hambone]

The mesquites have barely bloomed here so far. Kinda spotty, which is cool because the Indian Blanket bloom is great but about over. I expect a big mesquite bloom very soon. I believe the mesquites east of the Trinity River don't bloom as well as the kind to the west of.

 

[Hambone]

The Horsemint hasn't bloomed here in 5 years. There are a couple plants here and there but 5 years ago it was thicker than the Indian Blanket we have now.

 

[Hambone]

Local farmer has 200 acres of sunflowers that are starting to bloom. ..

I haven't done much research on Sunflowers. But there is a farmer here that has planted 10's of thousands of acres of it.

 

[Sonoramic413]

I haven't done much research on Sunflowers. But there is a farmer here that has planted 10's of thousands of acres of it.

I've done a little reading on the sunflowers and it seems a mixed bag.. I'm just glad its there to help give them something to eat for the time being .

 

[Sonoramic413]

The mesquites have barely bloomed here so far. Kinda spotty, which is cool because the Indian Blanket bloom is great but about over. I expect a big mesquite bloom very soon. I believe the mesquites east of the Trinity River don't bloom as well as the kind to the west of.

I checked many mesquite trees over the weekend and found a lot of them have both immature seed pods and immature flower panicles.. That second bloom is right around the corner.

 

[lazy shooter]

Ross:

I see that your area had a lot of rain over the weekend. That should make another flow.

Lazy

 

[Hambone]

Tons of rain this morning and still raining. Probably 3" so far. Good soaker for all of N. TX and East TX should get a bunch too.

 

[Beeracuda]

We had about 1/2" yesterday and more today in the Waco area. I sure hope we get another flow....

 

[DaveMorris]

I'm very disappointed that my bees didn't seem to produce much honey at all (like 10 pounds total from 5 hives) from the 4 acres of crimson clover and 2 acres of yellow sweet clover I planted last fall. I'm on the border of Lamar and Red River counties. I went out there today, and all 6 acres are now covered in yellow coneflower / black eyed susan. But I looked and looked and did not see one single bee on any of them. What in the heck do they eat?

 

[Ross]

Dave, I just extracted 25 gallons from about 10 hives. My hives are on the north Sulphur about 10 miles south of Paris. My honey this year was a mix of vetch, clover, and wild flowers, a bit darker that some previous years when I had more vetch.

 

[Beeracuda]

I wasn't expecting to get much this year, as I have been sick and not able to tend to the hives like they need. But, I took a peek today and they filled out two more medium supers. It looks like I will have at least 3 full supers to extract when I can in a couple of weeks.