What's flowering as forage in your area

[user 20833]

Everything! June gap coming up...

 

[Erichalfbee]

Everything! June gap coming up...

Yes looking like that here too.

 

[JamezF]

There are bees all over our sycamores at the moment, though it looks mainly to be bumble bees. Too cold and damp here today for honey bees to want to venture out.

James

 

[StephenT]

Found a number of sycamores a few streets away that look like they are about to flower.

 

[Nannysbees]

There are bees all over our sycamores at the moment, though it looks mainly to be bumble bees. Too cold and damp here today for honey bees to want to venture out.

James

Ours are not quite in bloom yet still very green

 

[Erichalfbee]

Well I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it stays humid as well as warm. Hawthorn just starting.

 

[Wilco]

Hawthorn still in places. Horse chestnut. Oak too.

Elderflower opening, lime and sweet chestnut preparing in places in Farnborough. Buds on the brambles. Meadow and wasteland flowers starting. Half wonder if it will be a July gap!

In the garden, medlar and strawberries.

I'm getting away with No Mow May too!!!

 

[AndyTh]

Can anybody identify this leguminous plant sown into arable stubbles? It's quite different from the red clovers growing wild or sown here. Appears to be part of conservation planting scheme. Is it a prolific nectar-producer?

 

[Antipodes]

Can anybody identify this leguminous plant sown into arable stubbles? It's quite different from the red clovers growing wild or sown here. Appears to be part of conservation planting scheme. Is it a prolific nectar-producer?

Perhaps a crimson clover?
https://www.cotswoldseeds.com/species/10/crimson-clover

 

[The Poot]

Hawthorn mostly gone over. I saw bees on a Rowan today for the first time. Sycamore very much the favourite at the moment.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Anybody got Balsam through?

 

[E&MBees]

Anybody got Balsam through?

Seen plenty of leaves

 

[AndyTh]

Perhaps a crimson clover?
https://www.cotswoldseeds.com/species/10/crimson-clover

I spoke to a local botanist - it is sainfoin, apparently.

 

[Bumblebee1]

I spoke to a local botanist - it is sainfoin, apparently.

I planted Sainfoin for my bees and it doesn't look like this View attachment 20220520_132958.jpg

 

[Erichalfbee]

I spoke to a local botanist - it is sainfoin, apparently.

No he’s wrong. Look at the leaves. It has three it’s a clover.
Sainfoin is a vetch look at the leaves in Bumblebee’s link.

 

[ericbeaumont]

Blackberry opening in North London.

 

[JamezF]

Our raspberries are just starting to flower and a "domesticated" blackberry looks like it's not far behind, but the brambles are keeping their powder dry for the time being.

James

 

[masterBK]

Nectar and pollen still coming in from field containing Phacelia, Very characteristic blusih pollen

 

[Nannysbees]

Nectar and pollen still coming in from field containing Phacelia, Very characteristic blusih pollen

Wow that's amazing, I've planted phacelia, just waiting for it to bloom

 

[Newbeeneil]

Nectar and pollen still coming in from field containing Phacelia, Very characteristic blusih pollen

Yes I've got phacelia in several of my colonies dotted around the area. The local farmers must all be getting money back on planting areas of "Bee mix"