David Tharle* wrote
*>Farmers here have access to over a 120 registered varieties of Canola,
with about 10% being delisted and new ones added annually. The last thing on
a plant breeders mind it seems, is nectar production.  There are some
varieties which blume long and produce outstanding nectar flows and others
on which I know my hives would starve if that was all they had access to.

David could you give me more info on the above? How can one differenciate
them in the field? Can you list which varieties give nectar?

Over here I see the same pattern, some plantation give nectar, some don't.
Most give lots of pollen, do not know about its quality.

Here people talk about Canola and Raps, but mainly between autum or spring
planting. some says they are transgenic. No one really know.


I do not follow them, but depending on the rotation, I usually have some of
them close to where I pollinate blueberries.


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