What's flowering as forage in your area

[Wilco]

Just as well I put 3 drawn supers on the Thursley bees; aim to extract before the bell heather flowers; hope they don't overlap.

Without seeing it, I reckon the heather should produce this year, given the warmth and moisture this month.

Yes, it's still early though. I'm also hopeful for lime.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Yes, it's still early though. I'm also hopeful for lime.

Same for me, all this rain in may is hopefully going to help the ling heather to.
I’ve got a few double nucs that still have heather stores from last season which they’ve been adding spring stores to.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Blackberry out in force on the Hogs Back

Lovely view from there.......

 

[Garry R]

Wouldn't want to wait for a honey harvest from peony roses but this honey bee was delighted to have pollen after the showers this morning.

 

[enrico]

Lovely view from there.......

I lived just under it for 18 years.

 

[enrico]

I grow a patch of Phacelia for pollinators on my allotment = bumbles and hoverlies, very few honeybees.

Mine are full of honeybees

 

[Nannysbees]

Quite a number of frames yesterday had a scattering of purple pollen. Really deep purple, more so than shows in the photo. It's not a colour I've seen in pollen charts or in Margaret Adams book but I found an article claiming that it comes from Phacelia. Thoughts / comments?

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I sow phacelia every year creates really pretty purple pollen

 

[Erichalfbee]

I lived just under it for 18 years.

You’d have missed the view, then

 

[alisonfosterbell]

This plant is covered in bumble bees! I have seen quite a few today here in Brittany.... does anyone know what it is?

 

[Erichalfbee]

This plant is covered in bumble bees! I have seen quite a few today here in Brittany.... does anyone know what it is?

Photo?

 

[alisonfosterbell]

Photo?

 

[Aneebe]

Well google lens says it's a tree echium (native to Canary Islands). That's an amazing plant. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

 

[alisonfosterbell]

Well google lens says it's a tree echium (native to Canary Islands). That's an amazing plant. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

 

[alisonfosterbell]

Well google lens says it's a tree echium (native to Canary Islands). That's an amazing plant. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

 

[alisonfosterbell]

Thats most interesting! Sorry about the photos! I couldnt get them to upload !

 

[Erichalfbee]

I tried to grow them here against a sunny wall after seeing them in Dale, Pembrokeshire. The bees were all over them.

 

[enrico]

I tried to grow them here against a sunny wall after seeing them in Dale, Pembrokeshire. The bees were all over them.

We have had them in the past but they are very tender

 

[Amari]

Sorry about the photos! I couldnt get them to upload !

Yes, I can rarely load a pic direct from my photo album, I'm told 'File too big". I have to 'Export' to create a jpeg then attach.

 

[jeff33]

Bramble about to flower in the more sheltered spots!

 

[emoclewbee]

Been in a Dearth for about a week.
Very few buds on a small amount of sheltered brambles.
I suspect another week of this not quite June Gap to go in West Cork.