Posted by hd6gtom on March 13, 2014 at 15:46:45 from (65.101.165.125):
In Reply to: Yellow Sweet Clover posted by Traditional Farmer on March 13, 2014 at 12:53:07:
Traditional farmer, I have hives, we seed dutch white, alsike, ladino, and yellow sweet. Here it takes 2 wears to get yellow sweet to come up to full potential. With dutch white, you can mow part of it 1 day and it will reflower in the next day or 2 giving you an almost continual source of nectar all summer. Any of these will make great honey. I purposely leave 2 or 3 acres of ground idle and seed buckwheat around the 2nd or 3rd week of July here in central Iowa. That allows me to take the good light honey off the hives in mid august and gives the bees enough flowering plants to make their winter feed supply. Buckwheat honey is dark and tastes nasty. Someone else is telling you about red clover. Around here the blossoms of the red clover are too large for honeybees to get to the nectar. I think he has red clover and alfalfa blossoms mixed up. It is the alfalfa that has the snapper in the center of the flower that the bees don't like, once snapped they will remember it and avoid the crop. I don't know how many hives she is planning to get, she will need at least 2 to start out. Look for a local beekeeper, 99.9 % of them will be glad to help her. Don't be afraid to ask for advice, if she hasn't done it, find someone who teaches beekeeping and take the class. My wife is at the local library tonight teaching 1. Good Luck.
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