CloverKnollFarms
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I’m buying a tractor this spring, 40-45 PTO hp. We are planning to plant 2-3 acres of buckwheat and clover for the bees. (better forage than orchard grass). Anyone grown buckwheat? I plan to plant mid May… which means it should flower by mid June, mature around August 1 and I plan to lightly till it under. Hoping to then get another crop by mid September to give the bees one last boost of nectar before winter.
Is it realistic to see two generations in a year? I plan to use a 7’ tiller to work the ground… any reason this won’t work? The clover patch will be alsike, the bees love alsike. Between the two, we will increase potential honey production on our acreage alone, by 300 pounds per year… or $3600
Is it realistic to see two generations in a year? I plan to use a 7’ tiller to work the ground… any reason this won’t work? The clover patch will be alsike, the bees love alsike. Between the two, we will increase potential honey production on our acreage alone, by 300 pounds per year… or $3600