Pollen comming in

[Craig1961]

Hi all.
Just a quick post to say that pollen has been brought to the hives today.
Spring coud be on the way.
Craig.

 

[BeeMoustashe]

had a little bit coming in about 2 days ago, bright yellow. Thinking tree pollen of some sort. And propolis... Thanks girls!

 

[dpearce4]

mine have been bringing in pollen all through jan and feb.

 

[Craig1961]

I thought mine were special!! LOL..
Mine was wedgewood blue and a rusty orange colour

 

[Queens59]

Ditto dpearce4 - mine have brought something in every week but 1...I can't believe some of the weather they fly in!!

 

[kighill]

Not to many flying today, but they were bringing in the pollen. My crocus bulbs are now starting to flower, I hope the mice have not eaten to many.

 

[BeeMoustashe]

planted a load of crocus this winter, only one or two starting to flower as yet. Also didn't know mice ate crocus bulbs.. until yesterday, grumble, grumble

 

[kighill]

Mice love them, I had hundreds in the greenhouse which I had failed to plant, all were eaten.

 

[BeeMoustashe]

I think next year a liberal coating of ferret poo is called for

 

[Alex Brown]

The stronger of my two colonies was bringing plenty of pollen in yesterday - a very pale yellow colour. Can't identify it from any of the online colour guides though... and there's not a lot around flowering at the mo here.

Still, always a heartening sight at this time of year!

 

[Swarm]

Lenten Rose?

 

[Erichalfbee]

My crocus bulbs are now starting to flower, I hope the mice have not eaten to many.

The way to avoid this when planting is to lift sod, throw bulbs down, place a layer of chicken wire on top and replace sod. Job done

 

[bee ginnner]

The way to avoid this when planting is to lift sod, throw bulbs down, place a layer of chicken wire on top and replace sod. Job done

i would have thought the mesh of chicken wire might be a bit big and let the sod get through.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

i would have thought the mesh of chicken wire might be a bit big and let the sod get through.

 

[aberreef]

No pollen at all for my lot yet

One of my national hives is much more active than the others (taking in water?) and 2 are merrily munching through the fondant. One hive has barely touched theirs though but still a few bees coming and going so fingers crossed

 

[countryman]

bringing in like a creamy white pollen loads of it and a bit of egg yellow stuff as well

 

[Susan1]

Both my hives..... I just wanted to say that as I am really excited that I now have two hives which seem to have survived the winter .... are bringing in pollen, well the bees are not the hives. I can't wait to have a wee peep to see how they are doing but will leave it untill march. They have fondant and the hives seem heavy enough. Roll on summer. I am not going on holidays this year and I actually feel pleased about this as I had to do an artificial swarm the day before I left for almost three weeeks last year.

 

[thedeaddiplomat]

I think next year a liberal coating of ferret poo is called for

I feel that I should caution against this. I had suggested it to the current Lady DD on one playful occasion, but she objected on the grounds that it was anti-social, would frighten the servants and would seriously stain the bedsheets!

 

[thedeaddiplomat]

Seriously, though. Just had a look at my three colonies (yes - to my astnishment they have so far all survived the winter!).

Only one was flying with enthusiasm, but lots of lovely pollen coming in.

 

[mark s]

Yellow stuff could well be mimosa mine are coming back covered in it