> Right now in CT it looks as if sumac is allready done and along the
> roadsides goldenrod is in bloom as well as some aster.
 
> I wonder what will be left in the fall to fatten up the brood boxes
 
 
Here in Western Massachusetts goldenrod normally starts coming into
bloom in mid-July. It is starting  here now. During the period mid-July
to mid-August the bees do not work the goldenrod. Have you seen the bees
on the goldenrod in your area yet this year?
 
Dick Bonney
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