Western Cape Nectar Flow & Bee Forage Calendar
What blooms for honey bees in Western Cape through the year, when the flow is on and when the dearth hits. Main flow Jan to Dec, fall flow Feb to Jun. Built from the Western Cape region: 27 forage plants and crops, honey-bee-confirmed.
Western Cape: Your Beekeeping Year
Most of these flows are eucalypts, and most eucalypts flower heavily only every second to fourth year. A month shown as a flow is one where some district usually has one, not a promise for your yard. The bud on the trees a season ahead is the better forecast.
The fall flow mostly builds their own winter stores, not a harvest to bank on. If a hive is light going into winter, feed 2:1 syrup while it is still warm enough for them to take it.
What's blooming in Western Cape
Every forage plant behind the flow, including the introduced and invasive honey plants native-plant guides leave out.
Typical regional timing, not a forecast. The sources for this region are listed under the calendar.
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