frazzledfozzle 7,484 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Looking for an ID on this tree It was teeming with bees yesterday. They were working on the small brown flower things looked like they may have been collecting both nectar and pollen but not sure. Link to post Share on other sites
M4tt 4,941 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, frazzledfozzle said: Looking for an ID on this tree It was teeming with bees yesterday. They were working on the small brown flower things looked like they may have been collecting both nectar and pollen but not sure. It is of the Elm/Birch /Alder family. I don’t know specifically which tree it is 1 Link to post Share on other sites
kaihoka 2,976 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 A few weeks ago my silver birch tree was teaming with wasps and bees . I had no idea what they were after . Link to post Share on other sites
Bighands 1,065 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Probably propolis 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bighands 1,065 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Is the red rata vine flowering up there yet? It has just started down here. Link to post Share on other sites
Xbolt 1 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Red rata vine starting here to. Thousands of buds about to burst out so hopefully after this weeks rain we get a bit of sun.Am sending a sample of my white rata in for testing Bighands. If it's the good stuff I will drop some off on ya ute when I see it around town next for ya to taste. Link to post Share on other sites
Bighands 1,065 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Good on you.Science will tell you what sort of honey it is.I remember way back the S.Rata had no sign of any flower at all but the bees produced boxes of the stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
Xbolt 1 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, Bighands said: Good on you.Science will tell you what sort of honey it is.I remember way back the S.Rata had no sign of any flower at all but the bees produced boxes of the stuff. Have been lookin hard at s rata but can't see any sign of flowering.bees still bringing in a bit of something. Not 100%sure what? Link to post Share on other sites
kaihoka 2,976 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 6 hours ago, Bighands said: Is the red rata vine flowering up there yet? It has just started down here. Yes it has started . Unsure yet how big a flower it will be . Last yr was pretty good . It is not as reliable as white rata . Link to post Share on other sites
kaihoka 2,976 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Bighands said: Good on you.Science will tell you what sort of honey it is.I remember way back the S.Rata had no sign of any flower at all but the bees produced boxes of the stuff. What would the hives I saw in the haast pass last week be collecting . Does silver beech have honey dew . Link to post Share on other sites
Bighands 1,065 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Not that I know of. They would be collecting white rata then red rata vine,thats all I know that is flowering this time of year. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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