What's flowering as forage in your area

[Amari]

Our Euphorbia is in splendid bloom but only one visiting honeybee cf. scores on my prunus posted above.

 

[user 20297]

Plums.

 

[Swarm]

Walking the dogs this morning, Spring is definitely here, the Song Thrushes have been heralding it's arrival for some time and the Chiff chaffs calling the past few days confirm it's here. Bluebells are up around six inches or more in the more sheltered areas in the trees, nothing from Blackthorn yet, Willow is the same. Coming up out of the trees, all the Gorse on the hill is flowering well, heard my friend the Greater Spotted Pylon Pecker playing out his tune. Brrrrrrrrroing, echoing out as a Red Kite soars low over the field. A large bank of Lesser Celandine is beginning to burst into colour along with a few Forget me nots.

 

[Newbeeneil]

Walking the dogs this morning, Spring is definitely here, the Song Thrushes have been heralding it's arrival for some time and the Chiff chaffs calling the past few days confirm it's here. Bluebells are up around six inches or more in the more sheltered areas in the trees, nothing from Blackthorn yet, Willow is the same. Coming up out of the trees, all the Gorse on the hill is flowering well, heard my friend the Greater Spotted Pylon Pecker playing out his tune. Brrrrrrrrroing, echoing out as a Red Kite soars low over the field. A large bank of Lesser Celandine is beginning to burst into colour along with a few Forget me nots.

Isn't it interesting the difference in location? Not yet heard a chiff chaff although have been listening hard, no bluebells in sight, blackthorn and willow have been flowering for the last couple of weeks along with the celendines!

 

[Dodge]

Blackthorn is puzzling me somewhat.

Here in my corner of Warwickshire bordering Worcestershire and the West Midlands there is a lack of Blackthorn that has naturally seeded anywhere, not in hedgerows and woodland. There is however Stacks blossoming in gardens, motorway embankments and also other places where it has been planted. Why is there a general lack of the wildstuff?

 

[Nannysbees]

Walking the dogs this morning, Spring is definitely here, the Song Thrushes have been heralding it's arrival for some time and the Chiff chaffs calling the past few days confirm it's here. Bluebells are up around six inches or more in the more sheltered areas in the trees, nothing from Blackthorn yet, Willow is the same. Coming up out of the trees, all the Gorse on the hill is flowering well, heard my friend the Greater Spotted Pylon Pecker playing out his tune. Brrrrrrrrroing, echoing out as a Red Kite soars low over the field. A large bank of Lesser Celandine is beginning to burst into colour along with a few Forget me nots.

Haven't seen a thrush in years

 

[Erichalfbee]

Haven't seen a thrush in years

They nest in my garden every year but the nests get robbed out. Lovely things glued with mud. Early nesters before there is much cover. We have dealt with all the squirrels but can’t do anything about the magpies.

 

[StephenT]

Haven't seen a thrush in years

We get them nesting in our garden. Love it in the morning when I can hear one going through it’s song sequence. Do they pick up local noises as I’m sure ours do police sirens?

 

[Curly green finger's]

Looks like the osr is starting to stretch and the odd flower I could see yesterday.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

The usual earliest willow - on the site of the old YnysDomlid farmhouse next to the main road had open catkins this morning and a few down by the river have buds on the verge of opening

 

[elainemary]

Walking the dogs this morning, Spring is definitely here, the Song Thrushes have been heralding it's arrival for some time and the Chiff chaffs calling the past few days confirm it's here. Bluebells are up around six inches or more in the more sheltered areas in the trees, nothing from Blackthorn yet, Willow is the same. Coming up out of the trees, all the Gorse on the hill is flowering well, heard my friend the Greater Spotted Pylon Pecker playing out his tune. Brrrrrrrrroing, echoing out as a Red Kite soars low over the field. A large bank of Lesser Celandine is beginning to burst into colour along with a few Forget me nots.

Poetic! Heard the curlews on the moors today. Love their song

 

[Erichalfbee]

I was up at five sitting in the garden with a cup of coffee listening to the morning chorus and the odd too woo from the Tawny sitting on her eggs. I love this time of year

 

[JamezF]

I was up at five

You lost me at this point.

James

 

[Erichalfbee]

You lost me at this point.

James

Where's the romance in your soul. James?

 

[elainemary]

Aside from a few hellebores, snowdrops and the odd early pulmonaria, just 3 main plants in flower at 1000ft in the south Pennines, that the bees were attracted to today

Marsh marigold in the pond - bees all over it.
Small species tulips I planted in bulk, opened today and every flower had a bee on, pollen completely raided, lovely to watch.
Large Curly hazel in the corner of the garden, bees were going bonkers on it today. They were buzzing almost louder than the birds were singing

Alder not out yet. Goat willow at least a couple of weeks or more away, depending on weather.

Lots to come though, it’s interesting to read how our areas are so different.

Walked up onto the moor onto the Pennine way above where I live and saw frogs in peat ponds, curlews, kestrels, grouse, lapwings, and lots of dried up heather.

Love spring, my favourite time, so much to look forward to

 

[Newbeeneil]

Watched a bee on primroses for the first time yesterday!

 

[Antipodes]

Aside from a few hellebores, snowdrops and the odd early pulmonaria, just 3 main plants in flower at 1000ft in the south Pennines, that the bees were attracted to today

Marsh marigold in the pond - bees all over it.
Small species tulips I planted in bulk, opened today and every flower had a bee on, pollen completely raided, lovely to watch.
Large Curly hazel in the corner of the garden, bees were going bonkers on it today. They were buzzing almost louder than the birds were singing

Alder not out yet. Goat willow at least a couple of weeks or more away, depending on weather.

Lots to come though, it’s interesting to read how our areas are so different.

Walked up onto the moor onto the Pennine way above where I live and saw frogs in peat ponds, curlews, kestrels, grouse, lapwings, and lots of dried up heather.

Love spring, my favourite time, so much to look forward to

Good shots. Did that moor ever have trees on it?

 

[Moobee]

The goat willow is fully out and smothered in bees and bumbles yesterday.

 

[Murox]

The goat willow is fully out and smothered in bees and bumbles yesterday.

Thats a cheery sight. Mine are still tight, but they are on the way - hooray ☀

 

[Nannysbees]

Aside from a few hellebores, snowdrops and the odd early pulmonaria, just 3 main plants in flower at 1000ft in the south Pennines, that the bees were attracted to today

Marsh marigold in the pond - bees all over it.
Small species tulips I planted in bulk, opened today and every flower had a bee on, pollen completely raided, lovely to watch.
Large Curly hazel in the corner of the garden, bees were going bonkers on it today. They were buzzing almost louder than the birds were singing

Alder not out yet. Goat willow at least a couple of weeks or more away, depending on weather.

Lots to come though, it’s interesting to read how our areas are so different.

Walked up onto the moor onto the Pennine way above where I live and saw frogs in peat ponds, curlews, kestrels, grouse, lapwings, and lots of dried up heather.

Love spring, my favourite time, so much to look forward to

Fabulous photographs beautiful area,very fortunate