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Gardening

Dale Neiburg

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1. Where I am, the deciduous trees are one of the first things to flower.

Reply to bluecollar2 (Original post)

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 12:42 PM

Feb 2018

I expect to see the first of it in about a month, or a little over. If you're growing tropical fruit it sounds as though you're farther south, so you might have food sources (wild if not domesticated) available year-round. Your local pro and local association should be your best resources.

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Any beekeepers in the house? [View all] bluecollar2 Feb 2018 OP

Where I am, the deciduous trees are one of the first things to flower. Dale Neiburg Feb 2018 #1

Generally we have food sources bluecollar2 Feb 2018 #6

My dad was an amateur beekeeper Major Nikon Feb 2018 #2

No close neighbors bluecollar2 Feb 2018 #7

My son has a bee keeping business in the mid west with distributors out in the west and south west.. marble falls Feb 2018 #3

Pm sent bluecollar2 Feb 2018 #10

Bees will travel several miles to get pollen TlalocW Feb 2018 #4

Shouldn't be too far.. bluecollar2 Feb 2018 #9

If you have the space, plant a wildflower and native grasses meadow. Nitram Feb 2018 #5

The plan is to do just that in sections bluecollar2 Feb 2018 #8

That sounds awesome hibbing Feb 2018 #11