What's flowering as forage in your area

[Brenda]

Meadowsweet?

Meadowsweet just starting to flower up here although not in too close vicinity. Limes still not flowering yet, maybe too dry for good crop as we are hoping everyday for rain, grass is brown around. Willow bay again not flowering yet.

 

[Murox]

There is a field of mustard flowering its yellow head off. Question - will the resulting honey have the quick set properties of OSR? there are a variety of other nectar sources around as well of course so it will be mixed anyway. Anybody encountered this before?

 

[Brenda]

There is a field of mustard flowering its yellow head off. Question - will the resulting honey have the quick set properties of OSR? there are a variety of other nectar sources around as well of course so it will be mixed anyway. Anybody encountered this before?

Have seen fields of Mustard in England, however if it is high Glucose Nectar I do not know. My guess would have been probably!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

There is a field of mustard flowering its yellow head off. Question - will the resulting honey have the quick set properties of OSR?

Yes

 

[user 819]

Same family so quick setting.

 

[Murox]

Have seen fields of Mustard in England, however if it is high Glucose Nectar I do not know. My guess would have been probably!

That was my guess too.

Yes

Bu***r

 

[Angry_Mob]

Seems that the Himalayan Balsalm has started yielding as seen the first white bees yesterday afternoon.

 

[Wilco]

On holiday for a couple of days in Yorkshire. Anyone know what this is:

 

[Newbeeneil]

On holiday for a couple of days in Yorkshire. Anyone know what this is:

Meadowsweet


Oops, just enlarged the pic.... it's not meadowsweet....
Not sure what it is!!!!!!!!

 

[Erichalfbee]

On holiday for a couple of days in Yorkshire. Anyone know what this is:

Goats Beard.
Aruncus.

 

[Brenda]

On holiday for a couple of days in Yorkshire. Anyone know what this is:

It is Goatsbeard.

 

[Curly green finger's]

In the garden Lauren's grapes poppy, Welsh poppy, rambling Rose, borage, oraganio, lavender, salvia, rosebay willow herb, thistles,geramium ( perennial.) Budleigh, black night and white, wild flower area is coming into flower.

 

[GuyNir]

1st time my huge lime trees are humming with bees, all types. If I get some lime honey Ross Rounds, there will be no complaints whatsoever

 

[Erichalfbee]

Today from our field next to the bees and from the surrounding hedge I picked
Bramble, White Clover, Greater Knapweed, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Thistle, Dog Rose, Rosebay Willowherb, Meadowsweet, Bindweed, Honeysuckle, Hogweed and Catsears.

 

[fizzle]

Lavender

 

[CLB]

The most popular thing in our garden at the moment is Franchoa Sonchifolia - tolerant of a wide range of conditions and very easy to grow. Would send a photo, but my files are too large.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Balsam is out here, noticed a bee with the balsam stripe at the range Sunday and this evening I had to go to a chapel Deacon's meeting just over the county border and the bank up to GwaunCaeGurwen was plastered in the most impressive balsam blooms I've seen in years

 

[Curly green finger's]

Lavender

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Lovely it's been a busy day for the girls today, the blackberrys were really busy up here as was the clover, meadow sweet, rosebay and hb... Some one has said to me that in Herefordshire the flows have slowed down because of the weather.Lauren's grapes poppy

 

[Curly green finger's]

Balsam is out here, noticed a bee with the balsam stripe at the range Sunday and this evening I had to go to a chapel Deacon's meeting just over the county border and the bank up to GwaunCaeGurwen was plastered in the most impressive balsam blooms I've seen in years

I think all of the perennials look good this year, that cold wet spring has made such a difference to them.

 

[GuyNir]

Bees are hammering the lime and brambles here. Never seen the lime trees buzzing like these last few days.