Hi, I'm going to have my first hive this spring and I wanted an opinion... I'm keeping my bees at a friend's house here in the Scranton, PA area. Her house is at the left end of a 10 acre field and there is nothing except weeds for the next 8.5 acres (there's a little clover, some goldenrod already there and she's going to plant a few apple and plum trees). I was thinking of going to the local Agway and buying a bunch of different seeds to toss out in the field, what varieties would keep a steady nectar flow throughout the summer? Also, do you think I should ask permission before I do this? I'm thinking simple, wild-type flowers/plants, not plowing the back 40 for a crop of buckwheat or anything like that. Any ideas or comments welcomed. Email or post, doesn't matter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave D. Cawley | Where a social revolution is pending and, University Of Scranton | for whatever reason, is not accomplished, [log in to unmask] | reaction is the only alternative. ddc1@SCRANTON | -Daniel De Leon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~