What's flowering as forage in your area

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I'm Jake the Peg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um
With my extra leg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um
Wherever I go through rain and snow
The people always let me know...................

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJleJbn9G6Y

I get it now but I'm not a fan of old Mr Harris though

a bit too much diddleing went on there for comfort

 

[Bear]

Some bell heather out and ling starting to emerge. Flowers on the ling not open yet.

 

[Newbeeneil]

Noticed Ivy getting ready to flower today!

 

[Curly green finger's]

a bit too much diddleing went on there for comfort

Yep it makes my skin crawl being a father of six..
If I had my way I would castrate him with the bullock castraters!

 

[Curly green finger's]

Well the hives in the garden are humming again and still foraging like mad at this hour.

Tomorrow morning is the day for going round all apiarys.... I've washed my suite and my leather gloves have gone in the bin, there OK for a few inspections but once they have bee venom on the girls like to sting you wearing them, nitrile all the way!!

 

[The Poot in Somerset]

It’s going to be a hot one, so you’ll end up with soggy wrinkly curly green fingers in nitriles
Have a good day, I’ll only be watching at entrances tomorrow and watering the geraniums to max the nectar availability.

 

[Curly green finger's]

It’s going to be a hot one, so you’ll end up with soggy wrinkly curly green fingers in nitriles
Have a good day, I’ll only be watching at entrances tomorrow and watering the geraniums to max the nectar availability.

I'll be starting at 9am.. I've seven apiarys to go to and colonys to condense over at catherton common. (for the Heather)

Hopefully bringing some supers back for extraction, i bought two new extractors this season to save some time makes all the difference.

It's going to be a day that's for sure

I might even do some inspecting without the gloves I might save the green finger's getting wrinkly!!

 

[drdrday]

I'll be starting at 9am.. I've seven apiarys to go to and colonys to condense over at catherton common. (for the Heather)

Wow, rather you than me today!! I shall be doing nothing but slowly melting into my desk chair in these temperatures. Your suit will need ringing out by this afternoon!

 

[Newbeeneil]

Bees going bonkers on the Golden rod in my garden today!

 

[Etton]

Anyone know what this plant is?

 

[Etton]

Afraid it’s sideways on. The yellow plant, not the harebell!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Yellow Toadflax

 

[Beekeeper Brownie]

There's plenty of buckwheat, sunflowers, gold of pleasure /camelina coming into flower in the farm wild bird seed mixes. I doubt it will produce a crop but it might mean I will feed less... I'll have to wait and see.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Rosebay being forage on yesterday.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Rosebay being forage on yesterday. View attachment 21394

 

[Dodge]

To slightly ignore the thread title.

The Cherry Laurel in my garden is covered in my honey bees, all working the extra floral nectaries on the leaves. Never noticed it in August before, only much earlier in the season. Anyone else observed this. Surprised as within a mile there is tons of Hialayan Balsam flowering. Wonder how much nectar can be got from them.

 

[Erichalfbee]

To slightly ignore the thread title.

The Cherry Laurel in my garden is covered in my honey bees, all working the extra floral nectaries on the leaves. Never noticed it in August before, only much earlier in the season. Anyone else observed this. Surprised as within a mile there is tons of Hialayan Balsam flowering. Wonder how much nectar can be got from them.

Better quality nectar than HB

 

[captain666]

English or Cherry Laurel nectar in 'very large' quantities can lead to toxic honey.

However the bees will also be bringing in nectar from many other sources, heavily diluting any toxic effect. One.of the benefits of multi-floral honey.

A small hedge shouldn't lead to a problem.

Fred.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Better quality nectar than HB

Doesn't take much

 

[captain666]

I have let about thirty leek plants go to seed (I planted too many) and they currently have mop head flowers.

I wanted to see if my girls would like them and yes they do. They are about 30m from my hives.

So what I hope happens next is that the goldfinches enjoy the seeds.

Fred.