What's flowering as forage in your area

[StephenT]

How's that even possible?! It's like the Apocalypse here this afternoon. I shan't be surprised if there are a lot of fallen trees tomorrow morning.

James

It was over by lunchtime

 

[Curly green finger's]

14 degrees but very blowy.

12c here and one of the common hives had undertakers flying out to be blown to the ground in the wind, our 2 year old was saying oney bee oney bee dad... Oh I could suck his eyes out bless him.

 

[Ian123]

A few cherry and blackthorn already open here!!!

 

[Curly green finger's]

A few cherry and blackthorn already open here!!!

Got given a male sallow in flower on Sunday, in my lads garden they were flowering small maden trees.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Got given a male sallow in flower on Sunday, in my lads garden they were flowering small maden trees.

Some of my garden and apiary willow is just starting too... but not the Goat, that's way off.
Maden? Maiden hair or maiden?

 

[Curly green finger's]

Some of my garden and apiary willow is just starting too... but not the Goat, that's way off.
Maden? Maiden hair or maiden?

1 year old trees

 

[Nannysbees]

Opposite our house but weather too bad for the bees to benefit

 

[Swn58]

LOTS of crocus and snowdrops out. Daffodils are sprouting too. I went to the farm today to 'batten down the hatches.' The hives may not get blown over, but it won't stop a tree falling on them. It's one of the perils of being in a wood! The bees were quite active.

 

[Newbeeneil]

Hedges full of Blackthorn have suddenly appeared in my area. Nothing 3 days ago now it's like white candy floss.

 

[JamezF]

Hedges full of Blackthorn have suddenly appeared in my area. Nothing 3 days ago now it's like white candy floss.

Oddly enough I noticed loads of blackthorn blossom as I dropped down off the hills on my way into Taunton just now. Crazy timing.

James

 

[pargyle]

Some ornamental cherries in full bloom around me but the blossom is getting blown off and the weather today for the bees is batten down the hatches girls. Crocus is well in flower and some daffs are breaking cover ,,, plenty of catkins and ***** willow around. It's a real mixed bag of weather for our neck of the woods for the rest of the week - it's going to be unseasonably warm - peaking at over 12 degrees on Tuesday but a mix of cloud and rain for the most part. Not great bee weather ....

 

[Dodge]

Blackthorn flowering in the Worcester and West Midlands. Tbh it's the odd bush/tree and in obviously very sheltered south facing locations.

 

[Newbeeneil]

This lovely 10m high willow WAS flowering until it was toppled over the weekend.
It's 50yrds from 10 of my hives

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

This lovely 10m high willow WAS flowering until it was toppled over the weekend.
It's 50yrds from 10 of my hives

So it was getting a bit high to be really productive, all they need to do now is cut it down to the base, rebed it and it will grow again from the stool.

 

[Newbeeneil]

So it was getting a bit high to be really productive, all they need to do now is cut it down to the base, rebed it and it will grow again from the stool.

It was solid with flower last year and the bees were all over it.
They have started cutting it up and sending in a tractor to rip out the roots.

 

[Antipodes]

There is hardly anything flowering here. Total dearth, apart from the ficifolia. I nearly didn't spot the fourth bee.

 

[user 20917]

At the moment the crocuses are in bloom

 

[user 20917]

At the moment the crocuses are in bloom

 

[Nannysbees]

There is hardly anything flowering here. Total dearth, apart from the ficifolia. I nearly didn't spot the fourth bee.

Beautiful flower

 

[Swarm]

At the moment the crocuses are in bloom

I envy you, ours have taken a hammering.