I have loads of mature tulip poplars (6-10 foot diameter trees) within a quarter mile of my hives that literally rain nectar during a heavy flow.
However, the bees?generally ignore this bloom in favor of other floral sources.? I have come to the conclusion that the other sources have a higher sugar content and are thus preferred over the tulip poplar.? I suspect earlier, warmer weather also plays a factor in the equation as I note the bees won't work certain plants until daytime temperatures reach 70-80 degrees on average, ignoring them until warmer weather raises the sugar content.






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