What's flowering as forage in your area

[Erichalfbee]

Blackthorn Gorse and Willow out.....dandelions just starting

 

[Antipodes]

Not in my area, but amazing records going way back!

https://www.sciencealert.com/japan-...to-color-sooner-than-they-have-in-1-200-years

 

[Antipodes]

Blackthorn Gorse and Willow out.....dandelions just starting
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What's that tree Dani?

 

[Arfermo]

Sticky boards have been showing pollen has come in. Also some colonies gained 5+ lbs in weight around Xmas / new year period.
Are your weekly weight checks showing much variation at the moment. Mine have just started to lose some weight.

I gained about that much then too!!

 

[Erichalfbee]

What's that tree Dani?

Blackthorn.

 

[Antipodes]

Blackthorn.

Gotcha, thanks. I've realised I have seen a few here. Sloes. Apparently came here with the early colonial settlers. I learn something every day on the forum

 

[Erichalfbee]

Invasive stuff but the blossom is lovely in the spring and sloes make excellent gin

 

[Repwoc]

Thought I might add this made by a friend

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Excellent! There are thousands of wild daffs (ie not the cultivated varieties) in and around my apiary. There's still a lot in flower - I'll take more notice now I know they may be using them.

 

[Arfermo]

Stuck some plastic flowers in the garden. Bright and cheerful in the sun and no bugs on 'em.

 

[Antipodes]

Lemon having another burst.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Lemon having another burst.

I love the way Citrus trees flower and fruit at the same time....and such a heavenly scent

 

[Jules12]

Mirabel, Blackthorn, Goat Willow, Grey Willow, Red dead nettle, dandelion

 

[enrico]

Never seen so much sloe blossom as this year. The hedges are all white round here!

 

[enrico]

Lemon having another burst.

Both our lemons are in full blossom. We had about 40 lemons off them this year. Every one locally made lemon curd using our lemons. They are so juicy compared with shop ones! Had a whole one on two pancakes last night!yummy!

 

[GuyNir]

Early sycamore buds starting to open. One of my main spring source. Different trees starting at different times mean it’s on from now until mid May.
when fully open and nice weather, the trees are humming with bees.

 

[Newbeeneil]

A scene at Stansted Park (on the Hants/Sussex border) today. Unfortunately nowhere near any of my bl**dy hives!!!!!!

 

[StephenT]

Caught this lazy bee on our Mahonia, just a few metres away from the hives. Laurel in full flower in the area - is this a good source of nectar and pollen as couldn't see any bees on it? Cherry/plum pretty much over but the Horse Chestnut flower spikes on trees on the Common are just beginning to form. Must stop looking at them as a watched pot never boils.

 

[BugsInABox]

First open dandelion here today.

 

[Monbees]

https://www.bwars.com/content/beginners-bees-and-wasps-anthophora-plumipes

Thank you for this Newbeeneil; following this link l was able to identify for the first time, two female hairy-footed flower bees on a plant I was told is called Nonya, a type of borage I think, although I haven't been able to find reference to any plant by this name. These bees are always around this plant but interestingly they seem to ignore my variegated lungwort (white flowered variety).

 

[hemo]

That's a nice spread of White Lungwort, I have a pinkish one on part of my rear garden and have spilt it in to four and replanted on the weeded part of my rear garden. It doesn't take long to perk up again once split and replanted, all should eventually spread again to create forage for all insects.