What's flowering as forage in your area

[Murox]

Telling gorse species apart is interesting, In general I think local conditions apply to when it thrives and flowers as much as the general season, but the January to June often quoted flowering period is very handy for bees generally .

 

[Andy]

Telling gorse species apart is interesting, In general I think local conditions apply to when it thrives and flowers as much as the general season, but the January to June often quoted flowering period is very handy for bees generally .

That's interesting. The latter two varieties aren't found this far North. That explains it

 

[Curly green finger's]

Lots of pollen being collected today first day I’ve seen pollen being collected since the week before xmas

 

[Swarm]

We have a lot of Gorse at the farm and there is a fair bit around the area too which is a good thing, Gorse is such a beneficial food source. Colonies at the farm were piling in with pollen today and most of it was Gorse.

 

[Curly green finger's]

We have a lot of Gorse at the farm and there is a fair bit around the area too which is a good thing, Gorse is such a beneficial food source. Colonies at the farm were piling in with pollen today and most of it was Gorse.

Really high protein in gorse it’s one of the better pollen sources, I do love gorse but there’s just to much of it on this hill, on the back side of the hill they have been burning the gorse and it’s surprising how much ling and both types of bell heather has become dominant now.

 

[The Poot]

Hellebores and Viburnum Tinus favourites at the moment.

 

[Just]

Some of the blackthorn started flowering last week here.

 

[holmbee]

All bees out today but little pollen seen. We have Lonicera - Winter beauty, Viburnam tinus (most popular) and hellebores. Also giant bumblebees on early dandelion. Gorse out and of some interest to other insects but no bees.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

took the last logs from the wind blown apple tree down to the outlaws then tidied the lawn, amongst all the debris the primroses and crocuses have pushed through and are enjoying the sun - the snowdrops are just going over although there's a glorious display of them at the cottage down the road

 

[Swarm]

Willow buds beginning to break at the farm today. Bees were going nuts, majority on the Gorse but some on the Crocuses and Hellebores