Buckwheat and bee enjoying it

[Mike Nolan]

Here's a shot of my buckwheat patch, which is about 12x20 feet:

And here's a bee enjoying it:

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• This topic was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Mike Nolan.

[BakerAunt]

Great pictures, Mike.

Buckwheat and bees--what a lovely combination! Those buckwheat flowers are beautiful.

[Mike Nolan]

Yeah, they're so pretty I'm hesitant to chop them down until they've pretty much finished blooming, and the bees might not appreciate that either. There were plenty of bees for me to take a photo of today, too. We used to have a couple of French pussy willows, and when they would bloom in the spring they would attract so many bees you could hear the buzzing from a good five feet away.

I don't know what hive they came from, I'm not aware of any of my neighbors keeping bees, but someone's getting some lovely buckwheat honey.

[BakerAunt]

Any effort that encourages honey bees is great.

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