A small farm up the road where I have two beehives planted buckwheat this
spring at my request. I have had customers asking for dark honey and felt
that the late July bloom would fill in a dearth in our area. The field was
in full bloom with white flowers and not a bee to be found on them anywhere.
When I mentioned this to a fellow beekeeper, he said that it had to be a
particular type of buckwheat, i.e., Japanese. I'm at a loss for why the bees
didn't work the buckwheat, when there really wasn't anything else blooming.
Anyone out there have any answers for me? I'm located in Morris County, NJ
(north central in the state).

Janet A. Katz
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