>and I have to say I've never seen any bees in the soybeans. In the bootheel of Missouri I have personally seen 80-100 Delta Bee Farm hives in a single location on soybeans with several supers full of soybean honey. Also the hives of Dennis Simmons in Illinois south of Quincy. However we only make soybean honey every once in awhile in my area of Missouri. I have found the bees enter the rows from the outside of the rows . Usually between 10 am & 2 PM on certain days and only when nectar is flowing. I find the bees seem to mainly work soybeans with the purple flowers but in the bootheel a friend ( Delta Bee Farm) which runs around 8,000 hives reports he produces soybean honey from both the white & purple flowers. Soil or humidity difference? Many barrels of soybean honey are produced in the Missouri bootheel and the River bottoms of northern Arkansas ( Fisher bee farm & Jester Bee Farm). I have meet another beekeeper from the East Tennessee area which hauls all his hives to the Mississippi River bottoms of west Tennessee for Soybean honey. I saw his bee truck at a restaurant on a trip back north from Georgia. I don't remember his name right now but have got his card in the card file. Was not very friendly to myself and an employee until he recognized my name and said" aren't you the guy what wrote the article on the Russian bees in Bee Culture"? He then opened up to us and shared information about soybean honey. He was very interested in the Russian Bee. Sincerely, Bob Harrison ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ****************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************