Nectar production can be quite fickle, and even if a plant is in bloom
that doesn't necessarily mean it's producing nectar. Cool nights, warm
days, and bright sunshine are three of the main ingredients that make
for a nectar flow. A dash of high humidity could also be thrown in for
good measure.

To know for sure, you would quite possibly have to check the tree every
day it is in bloom, perhaps three or four times a day to know if any
particular tree is producing.

Our black locusts didn't even bloom this year due to a late freeze. Nor
the red buds. This will be the third year in a row with no flow from the
black locusts. These late freezes seem to have happened more frequently
over the past few years compared to when I first started paying
attention fourteen years ago.

Billy Smart
Rock, KS

 

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