Beekeeping Summer Dearth: What to Plant for Bees

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Beekeeping Summer Dearth: What to Plant for Bees

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The late summer dearth is on here in North Mississippi. Check it out while we explore what plants you should consider having available for honey bees. While a lot of beeks will gladly feed sugar water, I would prefer to try to provide natural sources of nectar for the bees to forage. I'll feed sugar water in a pinch, but just don't like to.
NOTE: AT ABOUT THE 8:00 MARK I CALL THAT PLANT WITCH HAZEL, IT IS ACTUALLY GOLDENROD. OOPS.
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@izby2652 5 жыл бұрын

That purple flowered shrub isn't a butterfly bush (which have cone shaped blosssoms made up of numerous tiny flowers). I believe it's actually Phlox

@caseyhightower2419 5 жыл бұрын

That looked like goldenrod, not witch hazel. Also your butterfly bush looks like phlox. Your tiger Lily is definitely an orange daylily. The small blue flowered plant is called spider wart.

@Samio35 4 жыл бұрын

Nerd

@caseyhightower2419 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed 🤓

@ScholarsOfGOLB 3 жыл бұрын

He’s correct tho good job @casey Hightower

@caseyhightower2419 3 жыл бұрын

I'm just a nerdy florist. We tend to know these things 😂

@georgealderson4424 3 жыл бұрын

@@caseyhightower2419 Haha. Well responded!

@Vonjoanne42 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Great video but could I just tell you, the tall yellow flower you call witch hazel is actually Solidago or Golden Rod. Witch Hazel is a shrub which has tiny yellow flowers in spring then just covered with round green leaves and grows into a tree

@georgealderson4424 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video sir. I liked the way you acknowledged it when you did not recognise something and said you are always ready to learn. There should be more of you! Good use of old tyres too! Blessings and peace from a bee/butterfly/beast/bird enthusiast in UK

@K5ATA 3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. No one knows everything, so we all should have the desire to keep learning. Have a great day, and thank you for watching!

@kevinmccoy3653 Жыл бұрын

I had simply astonishing results with 3 plants this year-- Frost Aster, Spanish Needles, and Texas Thistle......... The Aster and Spanish Needles flowered non stop from spring till it started freezing in December. I grow a LOT of plants for pollinators here in central California, but my friends couldn't believe what they saw on just those 3 plants.

@Jorg05111980 5 жыл бұрын

Just to add, I've never seen bees on Forsythia. So just stick to the normal early spring pollinators like willow, heather (if you have that in your location), bulbs, etc

@killerclownsfromouterspace1732 5 жыл бұрын

The pink weed is called smartweed it’s a invasive and the blue flower is asiatic dayflower and that too is a non-native invasive.

@charlessteed8938 4 жыл бұрын

What you called with hazel is called golden rod..and yes great for the bees.. major source for the fall flow... enjoyed your video... has given me a few options for transforming my property to be bee friendly.

@K5ATA 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I learned that later on... my grandmother in law always called it goldenrod, so I just assumed that's what it was. Always learning! Thanks for watching!

@caterpillar2310 5 жыл бұрын

Stick to native flowering plants that aren’t cultivated and are straight species. When colors are altered it can affect nectar load. We need to support native bees that specialize on native plants. If it supports the native bees it’ll surely support the honeybees, plus native plants are better adapted to local weather and soil conditions.

@Tuner9069 3 жыл бұрын

Its difficult to determine whats technically "native" these days. In the dictionary the term "native" referred to anything that was in the New World when the European Settlers arrived. But, technically some of the supposed native plants were brought to the new world when the vikings migrated here between 0 AD-500AD and when the Indians migrated here between 500 AD-600 AD. Supposedly honey bees were brought here as well.

@TheWisendorf 6 жыл бұрын

Plant sunflowers,A 5 dollar bag will plant 5 acres and they will bloom out long before goldenrod .the hotter the weather the more they like it.

@K5ATA 6 жыл бұрын

That is on the agenda for this spring. I didn't have a bit of luck last year with sunflowers, I believe I was a bit early planting and a late frost got them. Thanks for watching!

@amazingdany 6 жыл бұрын

But goldenrods will feed pollinators from fall until frost.

@alejandroalcala3146 4 жыл бұрын

Hmm maybe try growing native wildflowers, watch out for cultivars that clam to be wildflowers you dont want those. nice video man keep it up.

@charleswright8539 3 жыл бұрын

That grassy looking plant with the purple blooms was liriope.

@K5ATA 3 жыл бұрын

Good to know, thanks!

@dontalkt2meboutheros 2 жыл бұрын

The plant at 9:25 looks like some kind of Persicaria. Some Persicarias are weeds, some are grown as garden flowers.

@cllnplmr 6 жыл бұрын

The flora is exquisitely!! Bet it smells Delicious, too!

@mt.unionhoneyfarms4487 6 жыл бұрын

You do realize that if you do bees as a business then flowering plants honeybees use are tax deductible as cattle feed.

@bigweb0311 5 жыл бұрын

Mt.Union Honey Farms I would think it depends on your state/county?

@jasongentry7405 5 жыл бұрын

another flower that bees enjoy is the hibiscus.

@fartpluswetone8077 3 жыл бұрын

Bees also like foxglove, except, of course, foxglove being toxic, not a prime choice for beekeeping.

@patriciadouglass9972 Жыл бұрын

I’m not trying to be critical. It is just important to identify the plants accurately that bees are attracted to.

@PaulOtis 7 жыл бұрын

I plan on planting some fruit trees, that would be spring of course. Also I want to get some Asters in the ground. The bees really love them and it is a good fall bloomer.

@K5ATA 7 жыл бұрын

My fruit trees are great for the bees. I have a LOT of them. I am going to do a couple of follow ups in this series, and that is on the spring agenda. With 20 acres, I have plenty of room to have a bee buffet line. Thanks for watching!

@weavinghedonist 5 жыл бұрын

love your video. i was wondering if the plants and flowers you mention on this video produce both nectar and pollen, because my understanding that nectar is what is mostly lacking during a dearth. thank you.

@KathrynMorse 6 жыл бұрын

The blue wildflowers may be spiderworts.

@jacobklassen113 5 жыл бұрын

Purple coneflower should be on the list. Bloom for along time and medicinal properties

@K5ATA 5 жыл бұрын

Gonna have to look that one up. Thanks for watching!

@tterry53 3 жыл бұрын

I have Crape Myrtles and my honey bees never go to them, Bumble bees do though.

@K5ATA 3 жыл бұрын

Mine don't go to them often, but they do go to them. Thanks for watching.

@videofan006 6 жыл бұрын

The plant that you described as Witch-hazel (Hamamelis) in fact is called Goldenrod (Solidago). Here we have a good example why common names are so confusing :-) Hamamelis in fact IS A HAZEL, a shrub, and produces little nuts (hence the name). Solidago (Goldenrod), on the other hand, was, is, and will remain the main plant used by pollinators during drought.

@K5ATA 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we realized that. You are correct, a perfect example of being told something throughout one's life that is not correct. I've never known it as goldenrod until last summer, now I know. :) Thanks for watching!

@antoinettegurdely8811 6 жыл бұрын

Excuse me please, that is not a tiger lily, but a day lily ......

@ronlowe864 2 ай бұрын

How has this worked for you

@drpk6514 6 жыл бұрын

Grow Basswood tree for bees.

@weavinghedonist 5 жыл бұрын

I'm from south Carolina, will basswood do well in the south? i just realize that growing up in Ohio we had a basswood in my front yard, and so did several other neighbors. first and last time i remember seeing many honeybees on those trees!!!!

@inharmonywithearth9982 2 күн бұрын

@@weavinghedonistYes they will grow huge in the south. They were all sawed down in the south a hundred years ago to make a popular floating bass lure called the jitterbug. The basswood don't come back from the stumps at all and they are hard to transplant.

@cyndigoodgame6447 7 жыл бұрын

Can't wait till Spring. :)

@rabidavid614 4 жыл бұрын

Witch hazel? Not hamamelis. Although we call the plant solidago, a hardy perennial which grows between 3 to 5 foot tall, with saw tooth Lance shaped leaves

@K5ATA 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we learned later it was goldenrod. My wife's grandmother always called it witch hazel, so we always thought that's what it was called. Now we know :) thanks for watching

@rabidavid614 4 жыл бұрын

@@K5ATA Mind you, I know that different places around the world do buse different common names for plants, but that's the reason why there are specific Latin names for plants, but over here in the UK, we're finding that plants are being reclassified as soon as plants are shipped over from Europe. So now I have multiples of the same plants loved by the bees, because I've bought a new plant with a different name, out of flower. If you're able to do or provide a list of plants for pollinators, which tolerate a high water table, for zone 9, I'd be interested.

@mt.unionhoneyfarms4487 6 жыл бұрын

Gardenia is good. it goes off and on until dec 1. Also Carolina Jessamine, once it becomes established it will bloom throughout Fall, Winter, and Spring south of the Foothills of the Smokies. More so the further south you go. Non stop plants like African Blue Basil is best. Mexican heather never stops except in Winter. Trees do provide the highest amount of pollen but do so just once a year. A steady diet with a few trees for Queen making surges makes for fun beekeeping. Goldenrod stops blooming in Jan this far south. The Jessamine Vine, as you notice outside when this comment is made, is going crazy. The Yellow treetops are covered. Swarm Season just arrived in a big way. The Honey Flow is ON down south! Time to kick ass and take names. No stings allowed!

@K5ATA 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed. When I first started keeping bees we had jasmine. I pulled it all out. Thanks for watching!

@mt.unionhoneyfarms4487 6 жыл бұрын

Carolina JESSAMINE NOT jasmine. Carolina Jessamine is a vine that produces yellow flowers and is related to Trumpet Vine. Star Jasmine is not a real jasmine. It does resemble jasmine but is not in the same family as jasmine.

@K5ATA 6 жыл бұрын

Mt.Union Honey Farms good to know! Thanks for the clarification. I will look into it.

@mt.unionhoneyfarms4487 6 жыл бұрын

Luke Wilkinson I do not believe you. Carolina is so prevalent that every bee south of the mason Dixon would bee dead. So would anyone that eats honey. Since that hasn't happened.....................

@mt.unionhoneyfarms4487 6 жыл бұрын

Luke Wilkinson Hope that clears that up.

@keepskeeps222 6 жыл бұрын

Was anyone able to get a list of all the plants he mentioned? Tried writing as he went but not sure on spellings

@K5ATA 6 жыл бұрын

Good point! I will make a list when I get a minute and put it in the description. Thanks for watching!

@amazingdany 6 жыл бұрын

Here's a good list of North American nectar plants from the Xerces society to help pollinators. Super-important to Internet them to make sure they're native in your area!!! ========================== 100 Plants to Feed the Bees, Xerces society Wildflowers 1. Anise Hyssop, Giant Hyssop 2. Aster 3. Beebalm 4. Black-Eyed Susan 5. Blanketflower 6. Blazing Star 7. Blue Curls 8. Blue Vervain 9. California Poppy 10. Clarkia 11. Coreopsis 12. Culver’s Root 13. Cup Plant, Compass Plant, Rosinweed 14. Figwort 15. Fireweed 16. Globe Gilia 17. Goldenrod 18. Gumweed 19. Ironweed 20. Joe-Pye Weed, Boneset 21. Lobelia 22. Lupine 23. Meadowfoam 24. Milkweed 25. Mountainmint 26. Native Thistle 27. Penstemon 28. Phacelia 29. Prairie Clover 30. Purple Coneflower 31. Rattlesnake Master, Eryngo 32. Rocky Mountain Bee Plant 33. Salvia 34. Selfheal 35. Sneezeweed 36. Spiderwort 37. Sunflower 38. Waterleaf 39. Wild Buckwheat 40. Wild Geranium 41. Wild Indigo 42. Wingstem 43. Wood Mint Native Trees and Shrubs 44. Acacia 45. Basswood 46. Blackberry, Raspberry 47. Black Locust 48. Blueberry 49. Buckwheat Tree 50. Buttonbush 51. Chamise 52. Coyotebrush 53. False Indigo, Leadplant 54. Golden Currant 55. Inkberry 56. Madrone 57. Magnolia 58. Manzanita 59. Mesquite 60. Ocean Spray 61. Oregon Grape 62. Rabbitbrush 63. Redbud 64. Rhododendron 65. Rose 66. Saw Palmetto 67. Serviceberry 68. Sourwood 69. Steeplebush, Meadowsweet 70. Toyon 71. Tulip Tree 72. Tupelo 73. Wild Lilac 74. Willow 75. Yerba Santa Introduced Trees and Shrubs 76. Orange 77. Plum, Cherry, Almond, Peach Introduced Herbs and Ornamentals 78. Basil 79. Borage 80. Catnip 81. Coriander 82. Cosmos 83. Hyssop 84. Lavender 85. Mint 86. Oregano 87. Rosemary 88. Russian Sage 89. Thyme Native and Nonnative Bee Pasture Plants 90. Alfalfa 91. Buckwheat 92. Clover 93. Cowpea 94. Mustard 95. Partridge Pea 96. Radish 97. Sainfoin 98. Scarlet Runner Bean 99. Sweetclover 100. Vetch ==================== Copy/paste and distribute this list!!!!

@SD-co9xe 5 жыл бұрын

The yellow plant looks like solidago (goldenrod) not witch hazel.

@K5ATA 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, realized that after the fact. Thanks for watching!

@chipfriday8166 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video! I liked the plants. Could you give their Latin (2 word) name as well as their common English name.

@shaunbarker9201 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info,I'm not sure what flowers and flowering bushes we have in the uk compared to the states. I'm sure I saw randy (628dirt rooster) his brother in one of your videos. On another note regarding beekeeping. We are keepers in the uk and in our small apiary, I finished work as usual on Monday. Went to my folks place where we have the hives. One hive was acting strange, a serious amount of bees coming and going from the hive heading in several directions. I studied the flight paths for a few minutes and thought it looks like the hives being robbed out. But the behavior wasn't a jagged flight from side to side trying to find an opening to the hive. It was composed but mega busy. I put a veil on and ratchet strapped the hive together and moved the hive around 20ft away. There was before the activity and active colony in the hive with a marked 2017 queen. It was doing great up until that Monday evening. I moved an empty framed hive back into the spot of the old hive location. The robbing bees took over that hive within a few minutes. Ok that's the story but not the point I was trying to make. The old way as far as I'm aware regarding hives and locations of moving them. Up to 3ft or move it 3 miles away from the original location so the bees don't become confused. Well my theory was proven that that's an old wife's tale. The hive that was moved just over 20ft away is thriving with foragers bringing in pollen and nectar to their new location. That was today Monday sept 6th. I was there most of the day and initially this morning as the hive awoke they started exiting the hive and started a re orientation flight. Pollen and nectar a plenty is in the hive now. I'm sorry if it was a bit long winded but I had to explain the why and the how to what had happened. I'm hoping this will help other keepers with a similar dilemma in the future. Basically I thought the hive was being destroyed and I took what I thought was the correct measures to protect the lil ladies.

@K5ATA 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I live a few hours from Randy(628DirtRooster). He is a great guy, a pleasure to be around, and extremely knowledgable about beekeeping. His brother, Tommy, as well. Right now in my apiary, the bees are really busy, but the goldenrod is out in full and they are taking up nectar.. going all directions.I have found that I can move a hive a very small distance, and as long as I make the entrance "look" different, they tend to re-orient... stick a branch with leaves on it or something in front of it... seems to often do the trick. Thanks for watching!

@pamela11ooo16301 6 жыл бұрын

help my bees have sealed the sugar feeder to their hive with prolis i tired to use a knife to separate their prolis seal to separate my brood hive from the bees feeder but it wont let me run my knife all the way through my the seal the bees made is their a oil, of some sorts, OR SPRAYING THE BEES SEAL WITH A WATER HOSE WILL THAT WORK TO LOOSEN THE SEAL THEY CREATED SO I CAN SEPARATE THE BROOD BOX FROM THE SUGAR FEEDER ? that i could use like maybe tea tree oil mixed in water or a vegetable oil , that i could spray around the outside of the sealed on them that will help separate them boxes easier and stop the bees safety from trying to seal up my knife incision where i was able to separate the hive from the feeder that holds the 4 pounds of sugar water that sitting on top of this brrod box hive ? here my hive and feeder that the bees have SEALED WITH PROLIS THEY MADE AROUND THE EDGES SO THAT I CANT GET MY KNIFE TO RUN THROUGH TO SEPARATE THESE TWO BOXES FROM EACH OTHER ! ANY SUGGESTION WOULD BE APPRECIATED HOW OR WHAT I CAN USE TO SEPARATE THESE TWO BOXES ? YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE OF THE SIZE OF THE BOXES ON MY HIVE SMALLEST ONE IT THE FEEDER THAT NOW PROLIS GLUED TO MY BROOD BOX I WANT TO ADD ANOTHER BROOD BOX I THINK THEY WILL COLL OFF BETTER WITH IT ADDED NOW ! AND THEN ADD MY FEEDER BACK ON TOP OF THE SECOND BROOD BOX! THANKS PAMELA

@fehr2005 5 жыл бұрын

What???? That's not "Witch Hazel"

@K5ATA 5 жыл бұрын

fehr2005 yeah we have since learned. My grandmother always called it that and i guess it just stuck. Thanks for watching.

@spice1snow Жыл бұрын

Bookweat

@bigweb0311 7 жыл бұрын

I know bees forage up to 3 miles but how much should someone plant to help their apiary on their property to sustain 5-10 hives?? And you should check out a plant called Borage. I planted some in my apiary and they love it. Thanks.

@K5ATA 7 жыл бұрын

+Michael T I have heard of it, and will certainly look into it. Thanks for watching!

@K5ATA 7 жыл бұрын

+Goodgame Bees & Homestead also, the more you plant, the merrier. I like to have as much as possible here, since I can't control if others around me spray and such.

@OkieRob 7 жыл бұрын

little blue flowers, commelina diffusia.day flower

@K5ATA 7 жыл бұрын

Never heard of it... Thanks for the info!

@daisyshoney6021 7 жыл бұрын

I think your Witch Hazel in a Goldenrod plant?

@K5ATA 7 жыл бұрын

+Daisy's Honey You are correct. I corrected myself in the description but with annotations gone in KZfaq I can't put text on the screen saying so and I can't replace the upload. Thanks for watching!

@bigweb0311 7 жыл бұрын

Correct

@shaunbarker9201 7 жыл бұрын

Your welcome