Yesterday while walking around the back field I spotted Honey bees on several different flowers. I first noticed a bee in the white clover, then another foraging in the birdsfoot trefoil. I spotted a couple of bees on Canadian thistle blossoms and there were many buzzing about in the sweet clover.
I then walked by a patch where we planted wild flowers several years ago to see what they might be foraging in there. While the mountain mint that grows in that patch was not part of the seed mix that we planted, it has become a favorite of the bees when it blossoms.
Back at the prayer garden I found many bees in the oregano and a few on the anise hyssop.
The bee in the above photo is a bumble bee. Honey bees and bumble bees often forage the same flowers.
In addition in all of these plants my husband has reported seeing the bees pollenating the squash and pumpkins and I have seen a few foraging in the marshmallow plants.
The beauty in the bees foraging such a wide variety of plants is that each time we harvest honey the result is a deliciously unique blend of various plant nectars that the bees have collected. I dare say that we have never had two batches of honey that were exactly the same.
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Nature is incredible. It is fascinating that the flavors ( and color ) of the honey are so affected by what they are foraging. Makes you think twice about how what we are putting in our bodies may be affecting us .
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So true! Are humans really the smartest species?????
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That’s interesting about the taste of the honey, especially if it is squash and pumpkin blossoms.
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One time we had honey that tasted a lot like butterscotch. We think that flavor came from pumpkin and squash blossoms.
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That’s interesting Ruth – you are lucky to see where the bees are buzzing around to be able to tag your honey with the identifiable blossoms.
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We always call it wild flower honey because it is such a blend of so many different flowers. It really is hard to identify most of the flavors.
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Yes, that sounds like it would be the best idea Ruth.
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It’s lovely you have so many bees on your blooms. You must look forward to tasting the honey each time you harvest it.
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It is always fun to sample each new batch of honey. 🙂
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