What's flowering as forage in your area

[user 819]

I took a jar of honey around to a nearby customer and the Snowberry shrub was being paid much attention to by the local AM's.

 

[tonyofarr]

The ivy is out down here thank goodness! I am still trying to pull off the last supers, it is going to be a very busy few days.

 

[simonwig]

I've got a mint growing which has been covered in bees, honey and bumble, hover flies, butterflies and many other flies and moths for at least a month and still going strong. Sadly I'm not sure which mint (should keep better records), if anyone has any bright ideas.....

Simon

 

[The Poot]

I've got a mint growing which has been covered in bees, honey and bumble, hover flies, butterflies and many other flies and moths for at least a month and still going strong. Sadly I'm not sure which mint (should keep better records), if anyone has any bright ideas.....

Simon

That’s quite a lot of flower. I have a chocolate mint that the girls seem to appreciate.
Girls and chocolate eh?

 

[E&MBees]

That’s quite a lot of flower. I have a chocolate mint that the girls seem to appreciate.
Girls and chocolate eh?View attachment 28249

Only way to cope sometimes!

 

[Swarm]

Got a bit of a second flush of Dandelions here

 

[gregior]

Bees all over the Japanese knotweed collecting nectar. I thought it only produced pollen.

 

[Newbeeneil]

My girls are still bashing away at the golden rod.

 

[LeaBees]

 

[Popparand]

where are located? I'm in South Suffolk/North Essex too?

Near Boxford

 

[Beescenter]

Near Boxford

Langham

 

[Curly green finger's]

I've got a mint growing which has been covered in bees, honey and bumble, hover flies, butterflies and many other flies and moths for at least a month and still going strong. Sadly I'm not sure which mint (should keep better records), if anyone has any bright ideas.....

Simon

Is that double mint?

 

[Curly green finger's]

8pm this evening I sat watching bumbles and honey bees working this field.

 

[simonwig]

Is that double mint?

Thanks

I think it must be apple or wooly or roundleaf (all the same) mint, Methna rotundifolia or Mentha suaveolens (again seem to be the same thing).

My reason for doubting is I don't get any apple smell / taste. But I can't find anything else and everything else is right.

Anyway, brilliant for the bees whatever, if a bit of a wanderer like most mints.

Simon

 

[Murox]

Got a bit of a second flush of Dandelions here

That set me thinking and reading. Here is a link to the Botanical society of Britain & Ireland . It seems there are there are "c250 species of dandelion recorded in Britain & Ireland". There is a short video clip at the bottom of the page as well.Learn something every day.

 

[BoStor]

View attachment 282678pm this evening I sat watching bumbles and honey bees working this field.

Does anyone know what clover is well worked such as above? I planted
White Dutch, Trifolium last Spring and it did not attract bees.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Does anyone know what clover is well worked such as above? I planted
White Dutch, Trifolium last Spring and it did not attract bees.

Trifolium repens is by far the most worked, this season is the first time for me to have bees near the red clover.
Maybe the temp wasn't good enough ive seen white clover being worked at min 18c, my thought would be the conditions and better forage around at that time, try having it flower late may June time or even later in the summer.
Edit: End of July into August when the blackberrys are slowing down.

 

[Cefn Eithaf]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetradium_danielliiAka Chinese bee tree. Mine is covered in bees. The video doesn't do it justice !

 

[Amari]

I sowed green manure on my allotment in late June - Turbingen Mix from Gardening Organic. I've never seen such a variety of insect pollinators, big and small, in one area before. Mainly phacelia, buckwheat, borage, mustard, cornflower et al.
https://www.organiccatalogue.com/se...ure-tubingen-mix-for-bees-50g-17-sqm_mh-49439

 

[Moobee]

Down on the coast, the tamarisk is in full flower and the girls were busy working it at 7am this morning. I can hear them before I can see them.