HB conspicious by absence?

[Luminos]

I've never seen this plant. Looking it up on wiki, it says that one of its common names is Policeman's Helmet.

 

[garlicpickle]

I haven't seen any HB in this area at all, and no white bees.

 

[alldigging]

There is some growing along the canal near me where they burnt out the knotweed!

And a big patch in the Moston Brook bit too! Bound to be more

 

[MrPea]

Sorry, complete n00b but what is HB?

 

[Luminos]

Welcome to the forum, Mr.Pea
HB is Himalayan Balsam.
Or, Policeman's Helmet ...

 

[MrPea]

Ah I see, makes perfect sense now

*scratches head still confused and heads back to the beginner forum*

 

[Luminos]

Ah I see, makes perfect sense now

*scratches head still confused and heads back to the beginner forum*

I had no idea British policemen wore pink helmets

 

[alldigging]

Ah I see, makes perfect sense now

*scratches head still confused and heads back to the beginner forum*

It's a plant.

It spreads like crazy.

20 years ago if you saw pink on railway lines it'd have been rosebay willowherb flowers - these days it's all Himalayan balsam.

Do a search for images of it.

 

[Ely]

I thought policemens helmet was a term for something else. Or is that firemens helmet?

 

[Into the lions den]

At long long last our nucs are carrying HB pollen, just started yesterday............hopefully that will now mean they will be self supporting for a few weeks.

 

[Poly Hive]

And three days ago I saw a bee with suspicious pollen entering a hive, yesterday I saw a bee with a possible dusting, today two hives are romping it in, clad in their horlicks dusting of pollen.

It will be interesting to see if the other hives latch on as well. The two are at the same end of the apiary which is a little odd I thought but we will see.

PH