What did you do in the Apiary today?

[The Poot]

Can't be, otherwise the Queen would be marked "Yellow" .

Think “Green eyes”…..

 

[Moobee]

Bees bringing in lots of black and pale yellow pollen this morning, which considering the lack of flowers about now makes me wonder on which plants they found it; any ideas?

Hmmmmm, don’t know anything that is black. Poppies & borage are dark grey. Pale yellow could be pumpkins/squash maybe?

 

[Curly green finger's]

Hmmmmm, don’t know anything that is black. Poppies & borage are dark grey. Pale yellow could be pumpkins/squash maybe?

It’s a bit late for pumpkin flowers, I would say the light yellow is ivy or even mustard, black pollen could be poppies

 

[Moobee]

It’s a bit late for pumpkin flowers, I would say the light yellow is ivy or even mustard, black pollen could be poppies

Mind you weird stuff is flowering here. I’ve got blossom on one of my apple trees and the persicaria is throwing up flower buds…..

 

[robmort]

It’s a bit late for pumpkin flowers, I would say the light yellow is ivy or even mustard, black pollen could be poppies

Not poppies, none to be seen now. Otherwise maybe propolis of some kind?

 

[Curly green finger's]

Not poppies, none to be seen now. Otherwise maybe propolis of some kind?

I did think that too wishful thinking on the poppy front although walking some of the fields on the farm and there is clover still flowering both white and red, and the odd dandelion

 

[Penninetrader]

Had a look arounf my place and found one Dandelion, Red Clover lots of, a few poppies,the odd buttercup, 2 strawberry blossoms, some Golden Rod starting to flower along with a few flowers that might be of interest to the girls. I have just one colony bringing lots of Pollen in that is more orangey than yellow and a nuc collecting small amounts of something greyish. When travelling up the road today I noticed some white flowers growing amongst ivy on stone walls and quite a few as if in season, which they are not. At this rate we will be reporting snowdrops.

 

[Swarm]

Looks very like Gorse.

 

[Penninetrader]

Looks very like Gorse.

Never thought about , you are probably right

 

[Moobee]

Had a look arounf my place and found one Dandelion, Red Clover lots of, a few poppies,the odd buttercup, 2 strawberry blossoms, some Golden Rod starting to flower along with a few flowers that might be of interest to the girls. I have just one colony bringing lots of Pollen in that is more orangey than yellow and a nuc collecting small amounts of something greyish. When travelling up the road today I noticed some white flowers growing amongst ivy on stone walls and quite a few as if in season, which they are not. At this rate we will be reporting snowdrops.View attachment 41387

Orange is usually asters in the autumn. My bees still working the ones in the garden.

 

[The Poot]

I rather like the symmetry of the first pollen of Spring - yellow from willow - being rounded off by the yellow of the ivy in Autumn.
I’m odd like that.

 

[Penninetrader]

I rather like the symmetry of the first pollen of Spring - yellow from willow - being rounded off by the yellow of the ivy in Autumn.
I’m odd like that.

In good company here

 

[Newbeeneil]

Looks very like Gorse.

These girls are right in the middle of about an acre of horse but I didn’t see a single flower open! Beautiful pollen tho.

 

[Heather-Honey]

Before you post, ask yourself 3 things, (maybe 4!)
Is it plausible?

....do horses flower, ever??

Love it!

H

 

[Erichalfbee]

Not in my apiary but watched somebody else @peterbees talking to Kate Humble about his heather honey

https://www.channel5.com/kate-humble-s-coastal-britain/season-2/episode-4

 

[Heather-Honey]

Not in my apiary but watched somebody else @peterbees talking to Kate Humble about his heather honey

https://www.channel5.com/kate-humble-s-coastal-britain/season-2/episode-4

I was making a joke about the TYPO!

LOL... H

 

[Erichalfbee]

Sorry. I didn’t even see your post when I put mine on

 

[Erichalfbee]

At the apiary tonight

 

[Curly green finger's]

Before you post, ask yourself 3 things, (maybe 4!)
Is it plausible?

....do horses flower, ever??

Love it!

H

Horses can blossom

 

[Penninetrader]

Orange is usually asters in the autumn. My bees still working the ones in the garden.

These girls are right in the middle of about an acre of horse but I didn’t see a single flower open! Beautiful pollen tho.

That entrance, what is going on there ?