Summer nectar flow
I suspect my
gut feeling about the white clover was right, specifically that dry
weather made the plants slow down their nectar production. My
data is simple --- few bees on the 
clover last week, then a buzzing clover patch
after four thunderstorms dampened the soil more recently.
Meanwhile, the first
feeding frenzy for our Warre hive has
begun. I don't think most of the bees zipping in and out are
going to clover, though --- sourwood
petals on the path denote the bloom period of one of our
bees' favorite plants. With my buckwheat buds starting to burst open too, I finally feel confident I can stop feeding the bees, at least for a while.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Nice Shot!
Good close up of the honey bee.
Comment by
RDG
— Sun Jun 24 23:21:52 2012
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Honeybee on white clover
RDG --- Thanks! You can probably tell I made the post around the photo rather than vice versa. 
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anna
— Mon Jun 25 19:32:56 2012
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