I am thinking about planting a rosemary hedge near my bee yard. It would be about 40' long and 5' wide when mature, solid rosemary. I know when rosemary blooms it does so prolifically and that bees really like it. It also blooms late, when many other sources of nectar are gone.
My questions are: Is this a large enough source and am I likely to get any honey that can be discerned as rosemary? I know bees forage up to 2 miles away and wonder if this is a large enough source to temp them to stay local and concentrate on the rosemary. The surrounding area is mostly brush and woods.
Is it possible to look at honey frames and tell if the rosemary honey is different from that made earlier? Is it possible to inspect the hive and mark the frame(s) as a particular type of honey as it is being filled?
My questions are: Is this a large enough source and am I likely to get any honey that can be discerned as rosemary? I know bees forage up to 2 miles away and wonder if this is a large enough source to temp them to stay local and concentrate on the rosemary. The surrounding area is mostly brush and woods.
Is it possible to look at honey frames and tell if the rosemary honey is different from that made earlier? Is it possible to inspect the hive and mark the frame(s) as a particular type of honey as it is being filled?