April Plants for Honey Bees

By Mindy03
April 3, 2012

April is here and beekeepers will be kept busy trying to keep up with their bees' need for extra room to store the bounty collected from the blossoms they visited. April also marks the start of swarm season, so beekeepers will be keeping an eye out for swarms to catch; or they'll be trying to keep them from swarming by making splits.

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Apr 3, 2012 11:18 AM CST
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Name: Vicki
North Carolina
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I've gotten to the point, every time I see a bee, I think of you Lovey dubby
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Apr 3, 2012 2:03 PM CST
Name: Margaret
Delta KY
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*Blush* What a nice thing to say Vic. I'm glad you are enjoying the articles. I do hope you think of what I share with you about the bees and not just me. Smiling
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Apr 3, 2012 3:01 PM CST
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Name: Vicki
North Carolina
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Forum moderator Region: United States of America
Purslane Garden Art Region: North Carolina Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Master Level Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Oh, I definitely do. I love seeing what I have or can make that will keep them well fed. Thumbs up
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Apr 3, 2012 3:07 PM CST
Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)
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I agree. It's interesting to check the list and see what's recommended. Thumbs up
I garden for the pollinators.
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Apr 3, 2012 4:02 PM CST
Name: Sharon
Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)
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Apr 3, 2012 4:23 PM CST
Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages Plant Identifier I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Avid Green Pages Reviewer
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar Garden Ideas: Master Level Cat Lover Birds Region: Tennessee Echinacea
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I garden for the pollinators.
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Apr 3, 2012 5:00 PM CST
Name: Margaret
Delta KY
I'm A Charley's Girl For Sure
Forum moderator I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Beekeeper
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So glad to hear you all are checking the lists and seeing what you have and would like to add to your gardens.

I would be most interested in hearing about the color of the pollen for the plants they get pollen from. The only ones I can find that information for is the ones commercially grown and pollinated by bees. So if you have a plant that provides pollen take a look and let me know what color the pollen is please.
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