What's flowering as forage in your area

[DaveG23]

Purple loostrife is looking stunning in the hedgerows, as always. Not sure if the ladies go for it. The bumles love it.

Fusia still has at least a month of flowering, even on a dull wet morning in today I saw a few bees working it

 

[Moobee]

None today...it was dampish, but yesterday the was bumblebees etc., but no obvious honeybees. I'm at loss to see what it's been sown for, as it's on a farm which mainly rears pigs.

Maybe they’re branching out into organic flour? Very trendy right now.

 

[Moobee]

It’s loved by Eastern Europeans in particular and you can sell it at a premium.

It makes lovely bread flour.

 

[user 20297]

It makes lovely bread flour.

I found it needed adulterating with decent bread flour.....actually, the other way round; it has no gluten. Otherwise it ends up as pretty dense lump...a bit like me.

 

[enrico]

Balsam in full flower down by the river here!

 

[Swarm]

Balsam in full flower down by the river here!

Are they on it, Eric? I've not seen a silver back at any hive yet. I was feeding some small nucs yesterday in the rain and they were all still busy, a fair amount of light green pollen going in, also saw the first wasp sniffing around.

 

[enrico]

Are they on it, Eric? I've not seen a silver back at any hive yet. I was feeding some small nucs yesterday in the rain and they were all still busy, a fair amount of light green pollen going in, also saw the first wasp sniffing around.

Unfortunately the river where it grows in abundance is out of flying range for mine. I get the odd ghost bee from small patches they find but most of the rivers here are cleared regularly to stop flooding.

 

[Nannysbees]

We aren't near any hb

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

We aren't near any hb

Are you sure - the stuff is rife around your area

 

[W0otz]

Caryopteris is just coming into flower in the garden - it was absolutely covered in honeybees last year.

Sun's out and the girls have found it.

 

[elainemary]

Lots of light brown pollen on the bees, signaling the start of the heather flow here. Can smell it in the supers too.

 

[Moobee]

Brambles are still flowering (& also fruiting) in the local park and watching the girls head out, they all seem to be going in that direction.

 

[victor meldrew]

Balsam . Rose bay and other willow herbs , golden rod and white clover . Plus a host of forage , delayed by a cold long spring followed by a mini drought .

 

[user 819]

My Jasmine is flowering for the second time his year.

 

[CLB]

Campsis Radicans - very late flowering this year, the bees just love it!

 

[elainemary]

Walked up on the moor to enjoy the purple haze and get a photo for my new heather honey label. Saw several honeybees as well as lovely bumblebees and moths on the heather. Could smell the nectar. Getting a strong waft of the amber gel every time I open up a hive this week

 

[Swarm]

The first one.

 

[fizzle]

I'd say 3 but cropped..

 

[Erichalfbee]

Oh yes...three. Very moody

 

[elainemary]

Thanks all that’s useful! The bottom 2 have a famous local landmark that locals will recognise, reinforcing the provenance (& price!) of the honey. Was thinking need a big sky for the description to stand out.