LimeWatch UK

[Curly green finger's]

Woop woop! Bees have found the Hawthorn. On a brighter note Curly has had an avenue of Limes spring up near one of his apiaries.

What’s the joke Dani ? Ive moved bees to the suburbs of Hereford.
If you know Hereford at all it’s near the bishops meadows.

 

[Erichalfbee]

No joke. Pleased for you. Envious even.

 

[Curly green finger's]

No joke. Pleased for you. Envious even.

Ok no worries the flow here is good @mbc queens ( cardigan bay honey bees)are enjoying the town life and they are so damn hard working even in the wind and rain.
The dandelions here are on there second flowering already compared to the apiarys out in the sticks which are two weeks behind.

 

[JamezF]

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Brambles in bud already? I was having a morning stroll through my home apiary with my coffee today when I noticed some elder actually in flower. That's easily got to be a month early.

James

 

[Erichalfbee]

Brambles in bud already?

James

Yes. Depressing.

 

[Wilco]

Same here WRT brambles, this was a few days ago. July gap anyone?

 

[pargyle]

What’s the joke Dani ? Ive moved bees to the suburbs of Hereford.
If you know Hereford at all it’s near the bishops meadows.

Bit early if you are after the limes ? (If it happens this year - there's never any guarantee with Lime). They are usually in full blossom at Hampton Court during the RHS Flower show - that's normally the first week in July. We sit under them eating our lunch and in a good year listen to the hum of the bees working them ... some years - nowt !

 

[Rory Fields]

Ok no worries the flow here is good @mbc queens ( cardigan bay honey bees)are enjoying the town life and they are so damn hard working even in the wind and rain.
The dandelions here are on there second flowering already compared to the apiarys out in the sticks which are two weeks behind.

Reminds me, I mean to buy some queens from Stuart this year!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Reminds me, I mean to buy some queens from Stuart this year!

Stuart?

 

[Hedgerow Honey]

Stuart?

Must be a certain resident of Anglesey that breeds exceptional Buckfast queens methinks.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Must be a certain resident of Anglesey that breeds exceptional Buckfast queens methinks.

Ah. McKenzie

 

[Hedgerow Honey]

Ah. McKenzie

We had a very good afternoon on Saturday with Stuart, sat in a cafe overlooking the harbour at Beaumaris watching the world go by sampling the food & beverage on offer.
This time of year its good to steal an away day, it won't happen after the end of this month.

 

[Fellstoflats]

Brambles in bud already? I was having a morning stroll through my home apiary with my coffee today when I noticed some elder actually in flower. That's easily got to be a month early.

James

Plenty of elder coming into flower here- I'll be making cordial next week.

 

[JamezF]

Plenty of elder coming into flower here- I'll be making cordial next week.

As I've said in other posts, we're on quite an exposed site here and things are often late, even compared with @enrico who isn't really that far away at all.

It used to be that the elder started flowering towards the end of the school Summer term, so tail end of June-ish. To see it flowering here now is just crazy.

James

 

[Dodge]

Same here WRT brambles, this was a few days ago. July gap anyone?

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Wandering around Tyseley Railway Depot today and there are brambles with flower buds identical to your photo there.

 

[Dodge]

Brambles are now flowering in Stratford Upon Avon.

Lime is Solihull has the Braks developing on the flowers.

 

[Joseph]

Lime flowering on Queen Square London WC1N, bees at work spotted

 

[pargyle]

The bracts are starting to show on some of the lime trees around me - it's very early for them. We don't have lots of lime trees - probably 6 or 7 within about half a mile and they are spread out - they just add to the multifloral nature of my honey (which my customers seem to love). But ...normally, I would expect them to flower about the first week in July so with thge bracts now showing - could be in flower well before that. Climate change ? What climate change ?

 

[Dodge]

Lime flowers tightly closed in south Brum at the moment.

 

[enrico]

Lime flowers tightly closed in south Brum at the moment.

Our lime flowers are still tiny. Ages to go yet