On 21 Oct 2003 at 17:37, Mike wrote:

>      I was perusing the BEE-L archives for sources and varieties of
> buckwheat to plant next spring as a honey source and came up with very
> little info.

No, it's not a spring crop. You want it to bloom about 6 weeks
before your frost, so calculate back from that. Here in coastal
South Carolina it would be planted about mid August.

It's not a legume so it won't add nitrogen, but it also doesn't like
nitrogen. It's a poor soil crop. Don't fertilize it, or you'll have all
plant and no bloom. It also likes the soil a little acid. I suspect you'll
be disappointed in it as a honey source, unless you have a huge
acreage, but it's great for birds and wildlife.

Dave Green  SC  USA
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