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From: "Mike S" <[log in to unmask]>
>Looking at the different seed catalogs I've noticed that there are multitudes of varieties of sunflowers available. However, I think I remember mention being made that some varieties do NOT provide viable pollen for use by our bees.
They certainly have low protein pollen.
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01201282/document
But they do give an interesting yellow coloured honey, both liquid and
crystallised.
Geoff Manning
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