Good stuff! They look great. If you want even faster production, you can graft material onto these as rootstocks from trees you know with good flowering. I noticed some varieties flower rapidly after grafting over. good luck!
Fantastic idea and well organised! I do something similar with bee-friendly flowers and vegetables and give them away to people who want to start with gardening. Never thought about growing trees as well. I will put it on my list and see what I can do! Thanks for sharing the video. It really inspired me! Cheers
Great video Richard as have been all your videos. This also has gotten me to think about what we beekeepers in the US can do to create habitat that support bees. Many people here want to plant flowers in their gardens but in reality the major nectar sources for the bees are actually trees - at least in my area in the mountains of western North Carolina. Our very first nectar flow here starts with the maple trees followed by black locust, tulip poplar and our famous sourwood tree. So we need to encourage people who want to help the bees to not only plant bee friendly flowers but also trees. Speaking of trees, the American Chestnut tree once dominated the forests of the Appalachian Mountains of the east coast of the US until it was nearly wiped out by a blight almost a hundred years ago. The nuts from the tree supported the wildlife and human population and its blossoms produced nectar for the honeybees. It too was the dominate honey flow of the area. Remnants of that population still exist and old stumps still produce shoots only to be reinfected and die when they reach a few feet high. There is an organization here that is trying to re-introduce the American Chestnut by crossing it with the Chinese Chestnut which is resistant to the blight. The organization is The American Chestnut Foundation. Anyone who would like to learn more about them and their efforts can find them at www.acf.org.
Hi Michael, thanks for your reply. i know of the blight that decimated the chestnut in North America and its such a shame, just as well perhaps that you have the golden rod flows. We have European Ivy which flowers about 8 weeks after our ivy finishes. I visited Vermont in 2015 and didnt see any chestnut. We all worry about the chestnut here, wondering if one day it might collapse like your chestnut did. For us it would be pretty devastating. I couldn't agree more. In reality much of our nectar comes from the trees around here too. We also have lots of pollen from Oaks for example, which people dont notice, but its all a contribution to the diverse pollens we need. I trained in horticulture and because of that i really appreciate how easy it is to sow tree seeds, that remains so easy to do. i just wish people would plant more trees. Its never too late and i will continue to do this for the rest of my life. If i can leave my mark on this amazing planet, i would love it to be in trees and a sustainable future. I think the signs are coming through and people are now aware of the damage we've done and are continuing to do. However its never too late. As Individuals we can all make a huge difference. !!!
I wonder how that blight still survives without its chestnut host, since it wiped out the American chestnuts. It must live on other species. You’d think if you planted a American Chestnut where there were no remnants of others it would be safe. I’m on a quest right now trying to find some fresh chestnut seeds to plant for my beehives. The Chinese would probably be my best bet for survival. I’ve heard they need acidic soil. I’m in 5.7 PH sand so they should do well here. I have around 200 pecan trees I’ve grown from seed and grafted to improved varieties. I started planting them in 1987 and continue each year adding more. Gophers take out at least a 1/4 of my new seedlings each year. I trapped one already this morning. You’ll raise seedlings up 3 years just to have to start over again. Gophers thrive in this easy to dig sand.
Hi Richard, I found out today that Linden trees are supposed to be excellent for the honeybee. Do you know how they compare to the horse chestnut tree. I don't have much space and I wanted to really choose the tree that really gives back.
Nuruz Zaman yes basswood, linden, lime trees and Tillia are all the same thing. Their known for being very favourable for Aphids so yes, their good for honey dew honey. You really also need to think about the size the tree will grow in the future. Consider that roots will penetrate about 2 meters from the drip line of the tree wherever that is. So not to close to your house! Every tree has some benefit. So stick to the basic stuff. Lime tree, sweet chestnut 🌰 and Acacia are all good. Look at what grown well in your region. Good luck!
Brilliant video Richard, not much of the sweet chestnut here in Ireland, mainly spring flowering horse chestnut. Do you know if its temperature dependent for releasing nectar? would love to get some seed and get some growing up here on the smallholding.
Ollys Farm hi, you would need to check you climate zones but where you are I am sure it would flourish well. It’s in the right place if it already grows there! Pm me, will send you some this autumn !!
Thanks for getting back to me, there are some growing around the place but not anywhere near as common as the horse chestnut. Would be nice to have more bee-friendly trees around. Sycamore & horse chestnut are about week or two away from flowering. Would love some in the autumn, thanks a million
In your part of the world Olly it should produce nectar, flowers here often get frost damaged, North Cork. Trees tend to produce very little nuts as well. Well done on your honey business, inspiring stuff. Read about you in the paper.
Good stuff! They look great. If you want even faster production, you can graft material onto these as rootstocks from trees you know with good flowering. I noticed some varieties flower rapidly after grafting over. good luck!
Nice job.
Great job on the property.
Hi Richard like what you are doing has given me some ideas for me love the property as well great job and TX for the videos 10/10
Fantastic idea and well organised! I do something similar with bee-friendly flowers and vegetables and give them away to people who want to start with gardening. Never thought about growing trees as well. I will put it on my list and see what I can do! Thanks for sharing the video. It really inspired me! Cheers
Thanks Richard great job.
Great video Richard as have been all your videos. This also has gotten me to think about what we beekeepers in the US can do to create habitat that support bees. Many people here want to plant flowers in their gardens but in reality the major nectar sources for the bees are actually trees - at least in my area in the mountains of western North Carolina. Our very first nectar flow here starts with the maple trees followed by black locust, tulip poplar and our famous sourwood tree. So we need to encourage people who want to help the bees to not only plant bee friendly flowers but also trees.
Speaking of trees, the American Chestnut tree once dominated the forests of the Appalachian Mountains of the east coast of the US until it was nearly wiped out by a blight almost a hundred years ago. The nuts from the tree supported the wildlife and human population and its blossoms produced nectar for the honeybees. It too was the dominate honey flow of the area. Remnants of that population still exist and old stumps still produce shoots only to be reinfected and die when they reach a few feet high. There is an organization here that is trying to re-introduce the American Chestnut by crossing it with the Chinese Chestnut which is resistant to the blight. The organization is The American Chestnut Foundation. Anyone who would like to learn more about them and their efforts can find them at www.acf.org.
Hi Michael, thanks for your reply. i know of the blight that decimated the chestnut in North America and its such a shame, just as well perhaps that you have the golden rod flows. We have European Ivy which flowers about 8 weeks after our ivy finishes. I visited Vermont in 2015 and didnt see any chestnut.
We all worry about the chestnut here, wondering if one day it might collapse like your chestnut did. For us it would be pretty devastating.
I couldn't agree more. In reality much of our nectar comes from the trees around here too. We also have lots of pollen from Oaks for example, which people dont notice, but its all a contribution to the diverse pollens we need.
I trained in horticulture and because of that i really appreciate how easy it is to sow tree seeds, that remains so easy to do. i just wish people would plant more trees. Its never too late and i will continue to do this for the rest of my life.
If i can leave my mark on this amazing planet, i would love it to be in trees and a sustainable future. I think the signs are coming through and people are now aware of the damage we've done and are continuing to do.
However its never too late. As Individuals we can all make a huge difference. !!!
I wonder how that blight still survives without its chestnut host, since it wiped out the American chestnuts. It must live on other species. You’d think if you planted a American Chestnut where there were no remnants of others it would be safe. I’m on a quest right now trying to find some fresh chestnut seeds to plant for my beehives. The Chinese would probably be my best bet for survival. I’ve heard they need acidic soil. I’m in 5.7 PH sand so they should do well here. I have around 200 pecan trees I’ve grown from seed and grafted to improved varieties. I started planting them in 1987 and continue each year adding more. Gophers take out at least a 1/4 of my new seedlings each year. I trapped one already this morning. You’ll raise seedlings up 3 years just to have to start over again. Gophers thrive in this easy to dig sand.
What a great idea 👍
I'll see about growing a few to add to the woodlands near my Apiaries, I'm sure the farmer would be up for it.
This is dope
Which area of England? My paternal grandfather was a 1st generation American from Lincolnshire. Are you close to Lincolnshire?
Hi Richard, I found out today that Linden trees are supposed to be excellent for the honeybee. Do you know how they compare to the horse chestnut tree. I don't have much space and I wanted to really choose the tree that really gives back.
Nuruz Zaman yes basswood, linden, lime trees and Tillia are all the same thing. Their known for being very favourable for Aphids so yes, their good for honey dew honey. You really also need to think about the size the tree will grow in the future. Consider that roots will penetrate about 2 meters from the drip line of the tree wherever that is. So not to close to your house!
Every tree has some benefit. So stick to the basic stuff. Lime tree, sweet chestnut 🌰 and Acacia are all good. Look at what grown well in your region.
Good luck!
Brilliant video Richard, not much of the sweet chestnut here in Ireland, mainly spring flowering horse chestnut. Do you know if its temperature dependent for releasing nectar? would love to get some seed and get some growing up here on the smallholding.
Ollys Farm hi, you would need to check you climate zones but where you are I am sure it would flourish well. It’s in the right place if it already grows there!
Pm me, will send you some this autumn !!
Thanks for getting back to me, there are some growing around the place but not anywhere near as common as the horse chestnut. Would be nice to have more bee-friendly trees around. Sycamore & horse chestnut are about week or two away from flowering. Would love some in the autumn, thanks a million
In your part of the world Olly it should produce nectar, flowers here often get frost damaged, North Cork.
Trees tend to produce very little nuts as well.
Well done on your honey business, inspiring stuff. Read about you in the paper.
where did you get the chesnuts for planting?
Duck Hunter collected from wild trees. They are prolific around here.
@@richardnoel3141 thanks for the info Richard
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