What's flowering as forage in your area

[beeno]

Sorting out my super frames tomorrow, as it may be some heather honey to take, as I had a small amount of ivy nectar on one frame. So, there are some in flower in my locale, but none sighted.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Good wattle flowering this year,View attachment 21937

Theres alot of woodland there, it always looks piece full where you live.

 

[Angry_Mob]

First bit of ivy started to bloom here that I've noticed, most isn't out just yet.

 

[GuyNir]

Ivy still not open here, looks about a week away.

 

[fiat500bee]

Ivy still not open here, looks about a week away.

....so that's two weeks away for us....

 

[E&MBees]

....so that's two weeks away for us....

It's out and flowering in places here. Plenty still to come though. Hopefully the weather will be good enough that the bees can take advantage of it.

 

[Speybee]

H Balsam.
Still getting the telltale white splodge

 

[drdrday]

Ivy is out and absolutely covered with wasps around here.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Ivy is out and absolutely covered with wasps around here.

Those that are at the ivy aren't at your beehives

 

[drdrday]

Those that are at the ivy aren't at your beehives

Maybe that's why my hives aren't being bothered at all this year then. I'll have to spread some more ivy around - preferably a long way away from my bees

 

[Curly green finger's]

Ivy is starting to flower really well with this warmer weather. 24 c yesterday in corely, 18c at lineside, 20c at home,
Most colonys bringing ivy pollen in.
Two more colonys have had drawn supers.. I've only done this because they have lots of stores and are strong hives.

 

[Michael Palmer]

Goldenrod flow within days of starting. No odor yet...which is unmistakable. Broodnests are awfully light right now, after harvest. Hoping we get a flow in this dry year. We've had some decent rains recently...maybe that will kick it off.

Now about a month later. Goldenrod flow was late this year, but seemingly significant. We checked 5 apiaries across the lake in New York State today. Broodnests that were quite light before the flow, are now almost heavy enough for winter. Plenty of burr comb between the boxes...dripping with honey. Maybe the level of feeding will be lower this year

 

[Erichalfbee]

Busy sedum in the sunshine.
Butterflies and Bees on the sedum .MP4

 

[Swarm]

That's lovely, all Lesser Tortoiseshell on mine.

 

[robmort]

Big field of self-seeded OSR about 1/2 mile away if my bees can find it.

 

[fiat500bee]

We went away for a few days and on the road to Braemar we went up to look at Corgarff Castle. You can't get away from bees; down the hill Sheila spotted a group of hives stacked high. Then we realised we were standing in a beeline, not to the heather, which is everywhere, but a to a few hectares of a flowering crop. I'm guessing the crop is intended for the bees. maybe it's to dilute the heather honey? I'm not sure what it was but definitely related to turnip. Plenty of hives seen between here and right down into Fife and in the winter skiing areas; so very high up

 

[Curly green finger's]

We went away for a few days and on the road to Braemar we went up to look at Corgarff Castle. You can't get away from bees; down the hill Sheila spotted a group of hives stacked high. Then we realised we were standing in a beeline, not to the heather, which is everywhere, but a to a few hectares of a flowering crop. I'm guessing the crop is intended for the bees. maybe it's to dilute the heather honey? I'm not sure View attachment 22074what it was but definitely related to turnip. Plenty of hives seen between here and right down into Fife and in the winter skiing areas; so very high upView attachment 22076

Is that not white mustard in the pic.

 

[fiat500bee]

Tha

Is that not white mustard in the pic.

That'll be it. I had no idea what is was. Will it have been sown just for the bees? It is next to a Historic Scotland monument.

 

[Curly green finger's]

More than likely a green manure, although that usually gets ploughed in just before it flowers.
As you said there is hives locally
Some late forage for the bee's locally.

 

[Curly green finger's]

We went away for a few days and on the road to Braemar we went up to look at Corgarff Castle. You can't get away from bees; down the hill Sheila spotted a group of hives stacked high. Then we realised we were standing in a beeline, not to the heather, which is everywhere, but a to a few hectares of a flowering crop. I'm guessing the crop is intended for the bees. maybe it's to dilute the heather honey? I'm not sure View attachment 22074what it was but definitely related to turnip. Plenty of hives seen between here and right down into Fife and in the winter skiing areas; so very high upView attachment 22076

Migratory beekeeping??
There's some lovely stacks there.. The honey will be interesting if its mixed Heather and mustard