What's flowering as forage in your area

[Hivemaker.]

Some fields of OSR in full flower now, miles of butterbur, wild garlic and dandelions also in flower, among other things.
Certainly no shortage of forage now in this damp but mild weather.

 

[Millet]

Snow here this morning and then it lashed down all day..

 

[Beefriendly]

Some fields of OSR in full flower now, miles of butterbur, wild garlic and dandelions also in flower, among other things.
Certainly no shortage of forage now in this damp but mild weather.

You must be close to having a few full supers with all that lot in bloom.
Your mid-March sounds very much like our mid-May.
OSR is at least a month, if not more, away...but at least it will be earlier than last year.
Approx 1 year ago it was -7C all day with sleet.

 

[Hivemaker.]

Your mid-March sounds very much like our mid-May.

Have two springs here with regards many things flowering, early in the valley and three weeks to a month later out over.

OSR is also flowering in parts of Scotland now.

Only 25 to 27 days away from the first grafts of the season...rain or shine.

 

[Beefriendly]

OSR is also flowering in parts of Scotland now.

Lucky Scotland.....or parts thereof...

 

[Millet]

Lucky Scotland.....or parts thereof...

Not far from the Scottish borders where my hives are the OSR is around ankle height with no intent of flowering any time soon..May at the earliest we might see a bit of yellow appearing..

 

[Curly green fingers]

Have two springs here with regards many things flowering, early in the valley and three weeks to a month later out over.

OSR is also flowering in parts of Scotland now.

Only 25 to 27 days away from the first grafts of the season...rain or shine.

This happens much the same to me plants / tree's flower in the valley and then it works it's way up the hill last year we had a flow from harwthorne three to four weeks before it was local .

 

[Curly green fingers]

I had a sneak look two weeks ago, most are six frames bees, did not remove frames to look at brood.

In your opinion that's strong this time of year?
, I've hives on 8 frames and I'm feeding fondant , I also would of liked to inspect first before I moved them just to see what's happening, There's blackthorn out and cherry even the orchards are starting to bud up , there's going to be no need to feed them if the weather gets better.

 

[madasafish]

Lots of willow catkins here. And garden flowers - primula etc..
With torrential rain last week, and snow this am, and high winds, the only bees foraging here are either stupid,lucky or about to be dead.

That is why I feed pollen patties in spring. The nearest arable land is over the valley side (+200 meters higher) or 4 miles away - or both..

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Just noticed next doors Willow catkins are available but it's only 6 degrees at the moment. Weak sun and windy. Maybe better tomorrow?

 

[enrico]

coronilla, the yellow pea like shrub with fragrant flowers
Damson
tulip turkestanica, a species type multi headed spreading tulip that the bees go mad over
hope the photos help
E

 

[Stiffy]

First bluebells seen in flower today, bees out and about bringing in hazel and/or blackthorn.
S

 

[For want of a better word]

Cellandines.....

 

[Stiffy]

Cellandines.....

Same to you!

 

[For want of a better word]

Same to you!

Ok I can not spell..... but this one!!

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/vi...-fungi/woodland-wildflowers/lesser-celandine/


Definitely the lesser variety!

Yeghes da

 

[Millet]

coronilla, the yellow pea like shrub with fragrant flowers
Damson
tulip turkestanica, a species type multi headed spreading tulip that the bees go mad over
hope the photos help
E

Lovely pictures to see it brightens these past few days of horrible weather for me..

 

[Stiffy]

Ok I can not spell..... but this one!!

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/vi...-fungi/woodland-wildflowers/lesser-celandine/


Definitely the lesser variety!

Yeghes da

Other than trolling for a response, I really don’t know what on earth you are talking about but there again, nothing new there!
S

 

[simonforeman]

This shrub in my garden has the bees going mad on it... strong scent also....

 

[enrico]

This shrub in my garden has the bees going mad on it... strong scent also....

I have several different varieties of this. They love it. (Skimmia japonica)
E

 

[For want of a better word]

Other than trolling for a response, I really don’t know what on earth you are talking about but there again, nothing new there!
S

We have Lesser Celandine in flower in the Tamar Valley.... what is trolling for a response in that?

Bees seem to be foraging from them early this sunny morning... but I wonder if they were taking dew from them?

Yeghes da