Beekeeping

I’m a novice beekeeper. I’ve been doing it since November 2017.

I’ve now got two registered hives – a flow hive and a traditional frame hive.

Here are some photos of bees and local vegetation.

Below is a list of flora (bee food) by month, I’m updating over time.

Flowering patterns – Warrimoo, Lower Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

Month	Flora	Food value	Reliability
January	Crepe Myrtle, Corymbia, Acacia (species?)	High	?
February	Bottlebrush (callistemon), Bloodwood	Medium?	?
March	Banksia	Low?	?
April	?	Low?	?
May	Various garden plants	Low?	?
June	?	Low?	?
July	Acacia (species?) (2-3 months)	Medium	?
August	Fruit trees - peaches, nectarines, quinces, apples, olives, oranges (2 months), Coreopsis and other weeds (6 months)	High	High
September	Jasmine (et al garden plants)	High	High
October	Turpentine	Low	Low
November	Angophora (2 months), Yellow bloodwood	Medium	Medium
December	Jacaranda, Chestnut, Tea-tree – various	High	Medium