laurence edwardsOwner at Black Mountain Honey

Clover Apiary - Wildflowers - #SHORTS

30 Jun 2021 · 1 min

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In this short video, Laurence Edwards stands at the Clover Apiary and describes the current bloom of white clover. He notes that a honey test conducted six months earlier showed over 70% white clover pollen, indicating the clover’s strong contribution to the hive’s honey. With the temperature around 23‑24 °C, the bees are actively foraging on the clover, which only yields nectar in warm conditions. Edwards emphasizes that allowing patches of white clover to grow—by not mowing lawns—provides excellent nutrition for bees and encourages viewers to preserve such patches in their gardens.

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So the white clover is well and truly in bloom. I love this apiary site. We had the honey tested here about 6 months ago and it was over 70% white clover. The bees, they do need good weather to go on it. It doesn't yield unless it's quite warm, but it's about 23 or 24 degrees here today and the bees are literally all over it. It's a lovely little plant. This is what you get if you don't mow your lawn. You end up with lovely florets like this, a beautiful white clover, and they're such good food for the bees. So wherever you can, if you can leave a little patch in your garden just to get some white clover up, the bees, they really will thank you for it.