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re [BEE-L] Bob and Murray
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Donald Aitken <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 21 Dec 2003 09:55:14 -0700
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Mustard is in the same family as Canola.  Enormous honey crops come from it
in Western Canada. It  We put  5 medium supers on when the Canola starts
blooming and they are usually filled within three weeks.  It might be
worthwhile  supering when the mustard starts to bloom.



                                    Best regards

                                    Donald Aitken

>   the beekeeper I worked for briefly in 1983 used to say that the mustard
caused the >bees to swarm. The hills here are covered with it early in the
year,
>
> That's what dandelion does here. The bees put the nectar in the broodnest
> during build up. Adding supers earlier than needed seems to help




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