The Honey Factory

[Egghead_Jr]

Black locust is in bloom here.

Must be southern IL. Locust blooms in June here.

 

[jerryse]

Must be southern IL. Locust blooms in June here.

Central IL. near Peoria.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

First round of autumn-olives is through here and the dux ware waiting for the berries. Next are the Tulip trees.

 

[Sally PB]

GOBS of autumn olive here, but there are trees blooming too, so the bees have a veritable plethora of choices.

Bee banquet
Bee buffet
Bee happy bees!

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Cool, wet and windy here, the crew are miserable and in a bad mood. Supers are heavy with Blue Berry nectar with Holly getting ready to bloom. Counting my chickens afore they hatch looking at roughly 140lbs honey, but will be plenty happy with what I get. Cranberry bloom after Holly but that's only pollen, which I don't bother messing with.

 

[R2elk]

Gooseberry blossoms

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Another miserable day, going to make up some 1:1 syrup for the NUC. With nectar and supplemental syrup they are drawing comb and expanding nicely.

 

[Sally PB]

Do bees like catalpa trees? We have a huge one, and lots of little ones sprouting underneath.