What's flowering as forage in your area

[masterBK]

Mahonia is in fllower here

 

[enrico]

Always a welcome sight this one.

Solstice nearly upon us. Still 28c at 8pm and plenty foraging.

Lucky B! Wet and cold here! Good photo. First daffodil heads through the ground though. They are usually open for Christmas but I think it might be new year this year!
Always good to hear from warmer climes....?
E

 

[Antipodes]

G'day Enrico....it's always nice to see the spring bulbs up. Once they start, they don't change their minds!

 

[WalnutTreeBees]

Snowdrops and Aconites just opening in North Oxfordshire. Snowdrops about 7-10 days ahead of the Aconites.

 

[Antipodes]

English Lavender (that's what we call it here), in full bloom but no honey bees foraging on it. Not interested at all this year. Bumblebees on the other hand are foraging on it keenly as usual.

 

[madasafish]

Ivy just starting in our garden.

 

[enrico]

First daffodil open.......not wishing my life away but spring is just over the horizon!
E

 

[Curly green finger's]

Ivy just starting in our garden.

Persian ivy ?
Mahonia , and gorse in flower here .
It's now time to plant onions , toms, I wonder if HM is growing much this year.. he's an early bird.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Bees on the Mahonia yesterday
First snowdrops have white tops.

 

[Beefriendly]

You guys and gals must live in the tropics......
We still have Ivy yet to flower and snowdrops and daffs are months away..

 

[Stiffy]

Spring is on its way, photo taken just before Christmas and lots in flower now.
S

Bledhen Nowydh Da!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Just spotted these in the apiary.
Need more

 

[Beefriendly]

This is as good as it gets here. These are the most advanced, most off our daffs have yet to put their shoots above ground.

 

[The Poot in Somerset]

Not much available here at present - mahonia being the exception.
With the bees active every day, using energy to scout around and finding nothing, I guess they'll be consuming more stores than if they were clustered?

 

[beeno]

Just spotted these in the apiary.
Need more

Are they butterbur? Nectar and lots of white pollen!

 

[Poly Hive]

Spring may be on its way but it's some months away here.

Winter started on the 23d. Let's have some reality, please.

Sheesh....

PH

 

[Erichalfbee]

Are they butterbur? Nectar and lots of white pollen!

Yes
Called winter heliotrope too

 

[beeno]

Yes
Called winter heliotrope too

Many thanks. Another one ticked off the list!

 

[E&MBees]

Winter Flowering Honeysuckle and Christmas Box are flowering here. No bees out to take advantage though.

 

[Newbeeneil]

Winter Flowering Honeysuckle and Christmas Box are flowering here. No bees out to take advantage though.

The scent from the Christmas Box at RHS Wisley was almost intoxicating..... couldn't see the flowers but you knew what it was as soon as you got near it.!

opps I should have said we were not there to see the flowers as it was dark!
https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley/whats-on/glow-at-wisley