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eastern Virginia, and are noted for their consistent high yields of excellent quality honey. Nonetheless, the deep amber honey that is produced locally has a fine, full-bodied flavor.
Most of us take little notice of the flowering plants that sequentially bloom and wither, year after year, throughout the spring, summer, and early fall.
Ever since I acquired three hives in spring 1977, I have devoted a great deal of attention to the seasonal flowering patterns. Fruit trees, black locusts and autumn olives are among the first nectar sources in the early spring. Dandelions, redbuds, pines, and oaks provide pollen, which is the essential protein food for honeybees.
The first real honey flow usually begins in the latter part of April, when the yellow poplar (or “tulip tree”) comes in bloom. A variety of blossoms follow the poplar bloom, flowering sporadically
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