tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post85701897979949470..comments2024-03-22T13:57:03.401-05:00Comments on The Peace Bee Farmer: Alfalfa in BloomRichard Underhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00014016516339819639noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-85670530183828701552017-10-11T19:39:25.253-05:002017-10-11T19:39:25.253-05:00Thank you, Sir, for your kind words, and thank you...Thank you, Sir, for your kind words, and thank you for helping provide forage for the honey bees and native pollinators. Every patch of bee plants helps.<br />--RichardRichard Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014016516339819639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-30551237702945919532017-10-10T03:24:56.642-05:002017-10-10T03:24:56.642-05:00I live in the high desert and when Fall arrives I ...I live in the high desert and when Fall arrives I see less and less bees and they are drinking the Hummingbird nectar because not many plants blooming. I'm not a bee keeper but I planted a patch of alfalfa hoping it will bloom and give the bees some food if they are still around. Great article on alfalfa. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739198014117925220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-56560754411855053402016-08-11T16:19:07.247-05:002016-08-11T16:19:07.247-05:00Mr. Fox,
Honey bees seek nectar sources that provi...Mr. Fox,<br />Honey bees seek nectar sources that provide the greatest amount of food at the highest quality. Bees will fly past one field of flowers in bloom to forage in another field producing nectar with a higher concentration of sugars. An example of this behavior can be seen where apples and pears are in bloom in the same area. The bees will forage in the apples because apple nectar has a greater concentration of sugar than pear nectar.<br />--Richard<br />Richard Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014016516339819639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-66675626608842117712016-07-30T06:04:02.681-05:002016-07-30T06:04:02.681-05:00We have a field of alfalfa just a few yards from u...We have a field of alfalfa just a few yards from us, but when I looked today, a warm sunny day, there was not a honey bee to be seen. (We have four hives nearby).<br />What is the explanation for this? I don't think there are better nectar sources at the moment, as the sweet chestnut has finished, but I found this odd.Bertie Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05557635168455397912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-63919067866811843312013-11-27T01:36:04.413-06:002013-11-27T01:36:04.413-06:00Great Blog!! Alfalfa is really good for health. Yo...Great Blog!! Alfalfa is really good for health. Your thought processing is wonderful. The way you tell the thing is awesome. <br /><a href="http://herbalhills.in/" title="herbalhills" rel="nofollow"><b>herbalhills </b> </a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297357854758075393noreply@blogger.com