Flowering today but the bees are huddled indoors

[Gilberdyke John]

 

[Curly green finger's]

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Is that a broom? And not the type trigger would of used.
Or berberis?

 

[beeno]

There is me thinking it's gorse and I hardly ever see a bee on it in my locale. Spoilt for choice.

 

[Monbees]

There is me thinking it's gorse and I hardly ever see a bee on it in my locale. Spoilt for choice.

I think it's gorse - too prickly to be broom

 

[Curly green finger's]

I think it's gorse - too prickly to be broom

I agree, maybe a caltivar wild gorse has all yellow flowers.
I find gorse is foraged on up here in the autumn and early spring.
I've watched the bees working gorse on many occasions.

 

[Apple]

My Cornish black bees were all over the Daphne today..... dizzy 12 degrees and sunny here in the
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[Curly green finger's]

My Cornish black bees were all over the Daphne today..... dizzy 12 degrees and sunny here in the
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What a contrast in temps - 3 here and snow on the ground.
More snow forcasted tomorrow.

 

[Swarm]

Yes, it's Gorse. Plenty in flower here.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Yes, it's Gorse. Plenty in flower here.

There's gorse flowering here too if it wasn't covered in snow, interesting colours a caltivar?

 

[Swarm]

Looks like normal yellow gorse, those tan/orange bits are like a casing.

 

[CaptainCymru]

My Cornish black bees were all over the Daphne today..... dizzy 12 degrees and sunny here in the
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Whosoldthemthehomesinthefirstplace

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Whosoldthemthehomesinthefirstplace

Estate agents? Supposedly somewhere low down in the food chain?

 

[elainemary]

Is that a broom? And not the type trigger would of used.
Or berberis?

Mark, this is broom, does look similar but blooms in May (might be April in your area!)

 

[Curly green finger's]

Mark, this is broom, does look similar but blooms in May (might be April in your area!)

We have broom here on the hill it has two tone flowers, I don't think I have any photos.
This is French broom it was flowering on the 23rd of November.

When the two tone broom flowers I'll get a photo.

 

[The Poot]

My Cornish black bees were all over the Daphne today..... dizzy 12 degrees and sunny here in the
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Glad it was over Daphne, not Shirley.