What's flowering as forage in your area

[Antipodes]

aye it’s some sort of brassica don’t think it’s cabbage .

Bastard cabbage looks a fair bit like canola/rapeseed from what I understand? I agree it looks like bastard cabbage.

 

[Swarm]

Yes, it springs up everywhere.

 

[Curly green finger's]

I’ll take a few more photos as I’m working my way over there .
What ever it is it was in the seed mix

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

What ever it is it was in the seed mix

a lot put it on seed mixes now, stupid mistake really, it just takes over everything and a PITA to get rid

 

[Swarm]

The Balsam has started flowering in places and Willow Herb as well, all feels a bit rapid to me.

 

[Ian123]

Sweet chestnuts well on the way here next week should be good. Even with these showers the last week plenty has come in and judging by the nectar in the frames lime has been ok.

 

[Wilco]

Sweet chestnut in bloom here.

Drove past the heather and it's close to bloom so I need to get my act together.

 

[elainemary]

Favourite flowers in the garden for honeybees this week are astrantias. Lots of honeybees on the geraniums too and bumbles are loving the foxgloves

 

[Cole lynch]

Poppies. Mallow. Thistles. Clover. Brambles. Broom

 

[Newbeeneil]

2 fields for rape just started flowering about 1/2 mile from one of my apiaries. Someone taking advantage of high rapeseed oil prices?

 

[Erichalfbee]

 

[Newbeeneil]

Same here Dani, I saw meadowsweet last Sunday and HB started yesterday around me.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Same here Dani, I saw meadowsweet last Sunday and HB started yesterday around me.

Still need a miracle. My bees are eating everything they have stored. Bramble more or less rained off. Plenty of clover but not hot enough.
All that hard work! Sometimes I get quite despondent

 

[Fritillary]

Every sympathy/empathy... have just watched a bee moving from clover to clover without stopping. No nectar...

 

[JamezF]

Bramble is barely open here. I've seen some flowers open, but there are still a lot of closed buds. Loads of (white) clover, but it seems to be the bumble bees that prefer it. Lots of bees flying from the bait hive outside my office window today despite the poor weather, but I've no idea what they're foraging on.

James

 

[W0otz]

Bramble is barely open here. I've seen some flowers open, but there are still a lot of closed buds. Loads of (white) clover, but it seems to be the bumble bees that prefer it. Lots of bees flying from the bait hive outside my office window today despite the poor weather, but I've no idea what they're foraging on.

James

Bramble's going over here, just got back from walking the dog and some of the berries are already darkening! Plenty of clover, lime and chestnut still out though, and lots of gardens around - bees are loving the lavender and coralberry in my front garden.

 

[Moobee]

2 fields for rape just started flowering about 1/2 mile from one of my apiaries. Someone taking advantage of high rapeseed oil prices?

I'll send my girls over!

 

[Murox]

Still need a miracle. My bees are eating everything they have stored. Bramble more or less rained off. Plenty of clover but not hot enough.
All that hard work! Sometimes I get quite despondent

Similar issues up here, I'm hoping that the bramble will still be of some use as its only just really coming into flower now, but hey've eaten everything they stored to date. Out on the dunes this morning and walked into a heavenly scent on the breeze - Lady's bedstraw (Galium verum)

 

[Wilco]

2 fields for rape just started flowering about 1/2 mile from one of my apiaries. Someone taking advantage of high rapeseed oil prices?

Groan... I like the yield from OSR once a year. I like runny summer stuff!

 

[nicolajanewilkinson]

Anyone else got bramble and heather on the go at the same time ?! Lizard , Cornwall