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these caught me out today, alongside Q cells in two other colonies. All in one apiary - other apiaries nearby all behaving themselves.

If I'm right then it is more of a large shrub than a tree, but can still get to 2-3 metres high, and as with all willows is thirsty, so...

Gut feel is that it is one of the sallows/goat willows. Good for bees in the spring though when mature (catkins). If it has flowers...

A picture of the whole the whole plant and a close up of the bark might help. I'm tending towards the sallow/goat willow option. If it...

Bit difficult to tell from that photo - could be an apple (but leaves usually toothed to a degree) or looking at the way it is shooting...

Warm here today in the sun, so transferred two overwintered very full nucs into hives, and then checked all my other hives. Most...

looks like someone has been throwing those small polystyrene balls in the hedge...