Borage picture gallery
The Farmers have been growing Borage only recently in our area and know that by having beehives on the crop, they can expect an increased crop of about 25%. The Borage plant Borago officinalis L. Has been around for a long time and flowers and leaves can be used as flavouring, by placing borage flowers in ice cubes, they make your drinks more attractive looking and they can be used to decorate your plates of food at the dinner table.
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- A buff tailed bumblebee taking advantage of the flowers, no where near enough bumblebees to do the same job as our honey bees
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- A bee posing for the camera clearly showing its proboscis entering the side of the flower
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- And this bee is trying a different angle for the camera
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- Foraging bee in action, gathering the pollen and nectar, transferring pollens from plant to plant
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- Putting together the hive carrier
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- And finally the honey that we collect is almost water clear, it takes a long time to granulate and has a mild and very sweet taste
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- Hives ready to unload from the trailer, note the travel screens and straps
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- Hives unloaded and placed on our light weight pallets to keep them off the ground, foam entrance closures removed to let the bees settle
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- Arrived at the Borage out Apiary
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- Hives in place, travel screens and straps removed, roofs on top and each hive entrance placed at 90degrees to avoid drifting.
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- Two empty honey supers per hive, to make sure that the honey we extract is pure borage honey from the nearby crop.
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- All hives in position to help the Farmer with his pollination, the right number of hives can increase the crop of borage seeds by 25 %
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- The crop of borage coming into flower, hives now in position
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- Our bees soon spot the borage flowers and get to work straight away
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- The flowers have an atractive appearance
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- This flower is now pollinated and will soon be forming its seeds of upto four per pod
