Soybeans seem to produce nectar only sometimes, every few years, it has to
be hot when they flower.  It must be an evolutionary thing, if they can be
wind pollinated they are, as usual, but when there is no wind, it is just
hot and dry, they have another way.  Kathryn's post says it may be due more
to the hard winter's effect on the roots?

Sweat clover seems to be dependent on the time of day, we have lots of it
this year so I had high hopes, but I haven't found the bees working the
flowers until late one evening last week, at almost dark, I walked back
through my CRP from fishing and the bees were working hard.  Trouble with
sweat clover is sometimes it turns hot and the flowers are gone in a few
days.

I know I have read a study of soybeans that found honey bee pollination
would not be cost effective as a management tool.  Certainly someone has
studied other plants as to what and when they produce nectar?

Dave

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