Washington county nectar flows?

[steve02]

So crimson clover is done and being swathed, wild blackberries are almost done. Is there anything else that provides a nectar flow between bow and august?

[Cris]

I've got lost of visitors to my lavendar, but I'm not sure what else we've got right now.

[NormCounterman]

This is a good year for you just like the good ole' days with occasional showers to keep the weeds and flowers in bloom.
If "you people" in Warchingtun can continue to have a bit of rain every few weeks you will be amazed at the honey potential.
Sometimes from teeney-tiney little weeds that one would hardly notice.
Pile the boxes on!
Normy

[Jay T]

I'm in Clackamas County around 600 feet in elevation and my hives are doing really good lots of Bees but very little nectar is being brought in.  Still 4 weeks to go any until extracting, any thoughts on what's is left of the nectar flow?  is this a bad year.  And when I say my hives look good two brood boxes with all the frames packed with bees they just are not moving  into the honey supers.

Thanks

Jay T 

[HarryVanderpool]

Most of my bees are in Marion County, some in Linn.
What I am seeing is the same old thing; location, location, location.
I have some hives in NE Salem that are not only NOT making honey, they are chewing back honey in the supers that they had when I placed them.
At the same time, I have lots of hives with 3 and 4 honey supers packed with bees that came out of the blackberry flow and were placed In radish.
I have a hunch that it will end up being another so-so year when you average it all out.
The main thing is that the bees look good.
We are going to start pulling honey pretty soon so that we can make our deadline of having all hives treated for pests and diseases prior to August 15th.
Just took delivery of our fall pollen patties and Apivar.
As soon as the supers are all off will queen check, place Apivar, one pollen patty, and a gallon of syrup.
Then pollen sub and syrup every 10 days until we're sick of it!.
Last two syrup feedings have Fumigillin added.
56 days then the Apivar comes out.
We are looking forward to low fall and winter losses again this year.
A few rainy spells in July and August would really help.

[rbz]

What this Harry? Not going to treat for those pesky yellow jackets . Do you make your pollen patties/mix or by the big bag? I still have a lot of fomic left so I'll knock the mites back soon. With everything coming early, perhaps your early August deadline should actually be late July? I say that as I'm starting to see mites on bees which means DWV will soon follow. I'm going to shoot for July 20th for my treatment.

Honey stores up North are just so so like yours. One thing I did do was raised a zillion queens. I ran out of nucs to sell and I don't want that to happen again.
Yes..the bees look fantastic!

[HarryVanderpool]

I think you are right, Rbz. I may try to get closer to Aug 1st.
Got to pull 1000 honey supers first.
This year I got Mann Lake Ultrabee patties in 40# boxes.
Last year I got them in the bulk pallet and as you got down to the bottom it was a mess.
The 40# boxes cost more but will be a lot easier to pack around and use.