# Blue Quandong - Australia **URL:** \ **Category:** General Bee Chat\ **Created:** [February 13, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/blue-quandong-australia/9963 "2017-02-13T00:42:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_W](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/paul_w/32/7799_2.png) [@Paul\_W](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Paul_W)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/blue-quandong-australia/9963/1 "2017-02-13T00:42:02Z")
I was wondering if anybody has had experience with the pollen/nectar that comes from the Blue Quandong ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaeocarpus\_angustifolius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaeocarpus_angustifolius)) ? I have a number of these rain forest trees coming into flower and the bees (and Lorikeets) are going absolutely mad over the flowers. It is like the sound of a swarm of bees coming from each tree at the moment and I’m a little sorry I only started with one hive as the flow super is filling up fast and most frames are in the process of being capped after starting from a split 3 months ago. I’ve seen a lot of pollen coming into the hive and can only assume that these flowers carry a lot of nectar as well - I did some googling but didn’t come up with much information from a bee keeping perspective. ---
**Author:** ![JeffH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jeffh/32/7192_2.png) [@JeffH](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JeffH)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/blue-quandong-australia/9963/2 "2017-02-13T01:19:54Z")
Hi Paul, you might be able to make yourself some Blue Quandong jam after the fruit ripens. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_W](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/paul_w/32/7799_2.png) [@Paul\_W](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Paul_W)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/blue-quandong-australia/9963/3 "2017-02-13T01:43:07Z")
Hi Jeff, I did see those recipes - I think the fig birds and the Satin’s will probably stake their claim first and harvesting may be an issue as the canopies are a little high for those without wings 😉 ---
**Author:** ![JeffH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jeffh/32/7192_2.png) [@JeffH](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JeffH)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/blue-quandong-australia/9963/4 "2017-02-13T02:38:56Z")
Ah well, sounds like you’re lucky to have them so close anyway. I’ve been enjoying some mulberry & pineapple jam I recently made ---
**Author:** ![Webclan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/webclan/32/11252_2.png) [@Webclan](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Webclan)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/blue-quandong-australia/9963/5 "2017-02-14T23:16:13Z")
Did you find out more about the nectar and pollen of blue quandong? Ours started flowering too and the bees love it. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_W](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/paul_w/32/7799_2.png) [@Paul\_W](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Paul_W)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/blue-quandong-australia/9963/6 "2017-02-14T23:35:06Z")
Haven’t turned up anything yet. Just anecdotal - the lorikeets are going mad over them as well as the bees so I am guessing they must be good for nectar and the pollen is a bonus. This is the first time I have seen lots of pollen turning up on the corflute board so they must be a little overwhelmed with the amount that is coming into the hive. Will have to see how the honey tastes when I get to do the first harvest!