What's flowering as forage in your area

[Swarm]

I've found it quite popular with the bees, not a plant to have in the garden though, a huge root that goes very deep.

 

[Amari]

I've found it quite popular with the bees, not a plant to have in the garden though, a huge root that goes very deep.

Even worse, it seeds like mad so plants pop up all over the garden, often where digging it out would damage precious garden plants.

 

[Macbear]

Thankyou for identifying the blue flower. I've an allotment and it thrives. Noting that it is clearly a useful forage plant don't strim or weed it out in some areas.
My field beans [grown as green manure] are in full flower now. They will be for the chop in a fortnight, though as I have vegetables to put in their place.
Broad beans though will need two or three weeks yet. I don't overwinter those as there seems to be little time gained, and wretched muntjac seem to attack them if they are not netted.

 

[E&MBees]

I’ve noticed the plant before but never seen bees on it, they were on a lot of perennials yesterday down by the riverView attachment 39758

The geranium looks like geranium phaeum samobor. It’s a really pretty one, likes partial shade and flowers late spring to early summer. It’s good for pollinators too.

 

[Curly green finger's]

The geranium looks like geranium phaeum samobor. It’s a really pretty one, likes partial shade and flowers late spring to early summer. It’s good for pollinators too.

Thanks for that - I thought it was a bit different nice flower I’ll be back to dig a root up one day.

 

[BeeKeyPlayer]

This, according to PlantNet, is Garlic mustard (a brassica) and it is flowering in huge quantities on untended land here just now, especially margins. I see it's also called Jack-by-the-hedge. I looked up mustard as a crop. It's yellow (no surprise) and, according to my source, flowers in late summer. I guess that's farmers' practices though.

 

[Antipodes]

This, according to PlantNet, is Garlic mustard (a brassica) and it is flowering in huge quantities on untended land here just now, especially margins. I see it's also called Jack-by-the-hedge. I looked up mustard as a crop. It's yellow (no surprise) and, according to my source, flowers in late summer. I guess that's farmers' practices though.

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Nice one BeeKey.

 

[Amari]

Broad beans though will need two or three weeks yet. I don't overwinter those as there seems to be little time gained, and wretched muntjac seem to attack them if they are not netted.

Yes, I have to net BBs, otherwise the muntjac eat the pods - but only the lower half of each one - they obligingly leave the upper halves!

 

[emoclewbee]

Every Sycamore I walked past I could hear a decent buzz from. Spotted a few bees on them. Hopefully I will see some green pollen coming in.
Also I saw a couple bees on the apple blooms. Some later ones are only just opening but most apples been flowering for over a week.

 

[Nannysbees]

View attachment 39858Every Sycamore I walked past I could hear, decent buzz from. Spotted a few in them. Hopefully will see some green pollen loads. Also saw a couple bees on the apple blooms. Some later ones are only just opening but most apples been flowering over a week.

Mine is in bloom as well we just need warm weather

 

[JamezF]

Mine is in bloom as well we just need warm weather

I think the bumbles are doing well off ours. There's definitely something up there, and it's not honeybees.

James

 

[emoclewbee]

Mine is in bloom as well we just need warm weather

14-17C forecast for the week here.

 

[alancooper]

View attachment 39858Every Sycamore I walked past I could hear a decent buzz from. Spotted a few bees on them. Hopefully I will see some green pollen coming in.
Also I saw a couple bees on the apple blooms. Some later ones are only just opening but most apples been flowering for over a week.

Just started here in the north

 

[alancooper]

14-17C forecast for the week

Spring flow started here. And colonies bursting. Swarm prevention shortly.

 

[Paulypaul]

2 types of hawthorn, horse chestnut, mountain ash, and something else.

 

[JamezF]

Is the "something else" garlic mustard? Looks like it might be.

James.

 

[BeeBird]

Is the "something else" garlic mustard? Looks like it might be.

James.

I agree

 

[NickM]

Bees are busy with the holly at the moment

 

[Erichalfbee]

Bees are busy with the holly at the moment

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Lovely snap. Ours isn’t open yet.

 

[Steve7962]

My first blackberry flowers appeared this weekend on my thornless blackberry, definitely earlier this year than last by a couple of weeks