fields in flower

[paulgid]

as anyone seen the amount of oilseed rape fields in flower.
i live in lincolnshire and have seen four fields all in flower.as it been planted too early?

 

[adrian wilford]

its mustard looks like OSR ,the bees are working the pollen lots

 

[oliver90owner]

This thread may be enlightening.

http://beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=14092&highlight=mustard

RAB

 

[paulgid]

thanks.yes it is mustard but droes look like oil seed rape from a distance when is it harvested?

 

[Erichalfbee]

Isn't it ploughed into the ground as green manure at flowering time?

 

[dclewis]

Noticed this weekend that a couple of my apple trees have been so fooled by the recent warm weather that they have were flowering! What on earth is that going to do to next springs flowering? I suppose it may well be a poor year after this bumper year for fruit.

 

[Luminos]

A couple of my apple trees flowered last autumn - did not seem to affect the crop this year, in fact we've had more apples than ever before.
Shame the hornets ate so many!

 

[george]

Charlock is used for game cover crops round here . I wont let my dogs through it as it makes their eyes run like they've been in our local public pool .

G