Tree identification please

[8ace]

Not a n ideal pic but will get some more if not good enough have tonnes of these coming into bud next to my house

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

loads of differnt types of trees there - but if you mean the squatter ones to the right at the forefront of the picture with a 'bushy' spread near the base then goat/crack willows with catkins creeping towards opening and yes,very good

 

[Hivemaker.]

Looks like Willow.

 

[8ace]

yes the ones at the front thank you. That sounds promising then might have some early supers perhaps, this is the first spring here as I got 1st nuc last may around the 5th cheers

 

[MartinL]

Looks like a wooden one to me?



All the ones with catkins (esp Hazel) give me hay-fever, Itchy & Watery eyes / sneezing starting @ this time of year!
Only started after I'd been keeping bees for a couple of years. Had it for about 6 years now.

I don't get it any other time of year! How did that happen?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

yes the ones at the front thank you. That sounds promising then might have some early supers perhaps, this is the first spring here as I got 1st nuc last may around the 5th cheers

Doubt they'll need supers for that - willow has loads of pollen , great for boosting brood rearing and getting your bees ready for a (hopefully) early spring flow

 

[Goran]

One season in my spring honey was a lot of goat willow honey among other spring flowers. Building combs also in that time.
In that time around and in a hives was strong smell of willows.
Also it gives as said a lot of pollen and if weather behave they bring couple frames of pollen.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I thought willow produced nectar too

 

[Goran]

I thought willow produced nectar too

In literature in comparison for willows: Salix babylonica (Babylon willow or weeping willow) is mentioned as most nectar yielder of willows.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I thought willow produced nectar too

it does, but there's little hope of bees building up quickly and strongly enough to produce much of a surplus - unless of course the weather is spot on and there's loads of willow around (bit of a chance in two of my apiaries then )

 

[Swarm]

You've got better eyes than me.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

You've got better eyes than me.

well, one maybe - it is pretty new so it should be good - having the second one installed after the BBKA convention

 

[beepig]

Noy great pics but as i see it likely too be a plantation of spruce (in background) just in front to foreground are silver birch (betula pendula) commonly a pioneeriing tree and nitrogen fixer. Often planted with oak as a nurse tree. I also see an Ash (fraxinus excelcior) Small trees on right on fringe likely too be Hazel (coryleanus avcelina). hope this helps

 

[Millet]

Noy great pics but as i see it likely too be a plantation of spruce (in background) just in front to foreground are silver birch (betula pendula) commonly a pioneeriing tree and nitrogen fixer. Often planted with oak as a nurse tree. I also see an Ash (fraxinus excelcior) Small trees on right on fringe likely too be Hazel (coryleanus avcelina). hope this helps

How can you pick a Ash tree out from that picture, have you got some kind of super hero eye sight..

 

[beepig]

i gotta forestry degree, amongst others

 

[Millet]

Which one is the Ash.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Left front, I would hazard

 

[MODNOD]

Which one is the Ash.

Front left small group, to slow.

 

[Millet]

Left front, I would hazard

Its impossible to say imo from that picture as no ash keys can be seen and plus ash usually grow single and are normally fatter when they hit that height, i would say its a weed ie sycamore.

 

[beepig]

i have little time for idiots millet...you decide.