a Trish Harness snip followed by > my comment
I don't have colonies in Texas, just an Aunt I was visiting, so I don't know if there is a reduced number of brood surviving during the time of bloom of Texas bluebonnets. I think that would have been noticed, no?
>I am pretty much at the epicenter of the bluebonnet range here in Texas. After close observation it appears that a honeybee collect no nectar but just a wee bit of pollen from bluebonnets.
>There is an area in East Texas (down toward the coast) where yellow jasmine does cause problems in the spring. I am not certain if you would call this a lethal poison since it primarily seems to make the bees appear listless and drunk.
Gene in Central Texas
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