Nice bees on my coffee trees..

[Rolley Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Rolley]

Hey I didnt know where else to put this so I started a new thread.. most people probably wont be interested but I found it nice so I thought Id post.

My trees are flowing at the moment and I discovered (heard from ages away) that I have a couple of Great Carpenter Bees visiting.. The largest native bee in Australia. They grow up to 24mm long. Anyway big buggers, they really seem to like the coffee trees, and I havent seen any other bees near them. Cute hey.

[Banjo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Banjo]

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thanks for sharing Rolley.

those bees probably think theyve hit the jackpot finding some coffee trees to visit

Darren

[Koffee_Kosmo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Koffee_Kosmo]

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Your post prompted me to Google info on carpenter bees as I really did not know much about them
So that’s added to my knowledge base in my brain :

I have learned that males can’t sting but females can if provoked
They cause a lot of damage to wood because they drill long holes to lay there eggs


KK

[Dennis Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dennis]

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Rolleys coffee...the bees knees.

The plant looks like its in good form too!

[Thundergod Sleep is overrated Find all posts View Profile Close Thundergod]

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They look good.

Mine are growing nicely.
I recently had to remove their windbreak/shade as the were getting too tall for it.
It might be a while yet before theyre ready to flower though.

[Intellidepth Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Intellidepth]

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Look great. Are they easy to grow? :

[Rolley Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Rolley]

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Heh, thanks everyone!
I didnt even know those facts about the bees, thanks Kosmo!

Yeah, theyre easy to grow, mine get a touch too much sun I think, hence the slightly burnt leaves.. other than that theyre great!

[cyrilgoldenrock Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close cyrilgoldenrock]

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Looks great R. Wish i had room for some trees. Hopefully in the not too distant future.

[Framey Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Framey]

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My coffee tree is flowering for the first time this spring. Im assuming flowers mean cherries are coming?

[Rolley Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Rolley]

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hehe, yeah but itll be ages, months, before you get ripe cherries, maybe April or after next year even.. I cant remember exactly how long and the length depends on a range of things.. climate, weather, tree health, recent stress to the tree.. and so on : )

[Sarg Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Sarg]

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I had a small crop this year but this lots looking alot better.