Wild Cherry Trees

[Millet]

I have around 15 big wild cherry trees pretty close to my hives which are full of white blossom, are they any good for pollen and nectar, the trees do produce thousands of small cherries that taste nice if i can beat the birds.

 

[Goran]

I have around 15 big wild cherry trees pretty close to my hives which are full of white blossom, are they any good for pollen and nectar, the trees do produce thousands of small cherries that taste nice if i can beat the birds.

They should be covered with bees if they are blooming.. Abundance of pollen and nectar. Awesome honey.

 

[Millet]

Thank you Goran, the trees are pretty big and there is a lot of them so i suspect the bees will be harder to see as they are not concentrated in one area, i have seen the odd bee on them though but then again the Sycamore is flowering also and the Hawthorn is starting.

 

[Islandbees]

I struggle seeing the bees in them too but can certainly hear them. Great sound to open the door to.

 

[Fatbee]

Shows the difference in geography Millet - ours were flowering a month ago. They do work them if conditions are right

 

[Millet]

Shows the difference in geography Millet - ours were flowering a month ago. They do work them if conditions are right

Its weird on the coast in the North east, some where flowering 3wks ago and some are in good bloom now, it was the same with the willow they seem to flower a week or two apart, the south facing woods flower first and roughly 1 or 2 wks later the north, it is a bit like a slow wave through the trees, it is the same with the Hawthorn, it has been flowering at the bottom of the track but not yet at the top.

 

[Poly Hive]

That shows the difference in altitude.

Gean as it is known over the border can be profuse, a lovely light honey and a good pollen source.

I knew some lucky people who had fields surrounded by mature geans. Better yet the cottage we are moving to has one in the garden and several others in the vicinity.

PH

 

[Millet]

That shows the difference in altitude.

Gean as it is known over the border can be profuse, a lovely light honey and a good pollen source.

I knew some lucky people who had fields surrounded by mature geans. Better yet the cottage we are moving to has one in the garden and several others in the vicinity.

PH

Most of the Dukes land is a conservation area, if i remember correct you are moving to Northumberland or not far away, just about all the shooting land has a 3 mtr cover crop around every field full of various flowers.

 

[Zante]

Since we're talking about cherry trees, does anyone know of Amanogawa cherry trees are any good for bees?
They are covered in fairly simple flowers in spring and in autumn they become fiery red, so I'm considering the possibility of planting some (depending on the room I have). I don't know if they're any good at providing nectar though, since they are a decorative cultivar.

Here's a couple of pictures

 

[Poly Hive]

Moving over the Border

Attempted to de-thatch the lawn over the weekend and the gean in flower.

What is even more interesting is there are no bees kept in the area I am told yet one lady was busy on the blossom so...

PH

 

[Millet]

Moving over the Border

Attempted to de-thatch the lawn over the weekend and the gean in flower.

What is even more interesting is there are no bees kept in the area I am told yet one lady was busy on the blossom so...

PH

That is the type of cherry trees we have here but i fear the Oil Seed Rape will throw a spanner in the works, maybe that lady on the blossom was from a feral colony.

 

[Millet]

Since we're talking about cherry trees, does anyone know of Amanogawa cherry trees are any good for bees?
They are covered in fairly simple flowers in spring and in autumn they become fiery red, so I'm considering the possibility of planting some (depending on the room I have). I don't know if they're any good at providing nectar though, since they are a decorative cultivar.

Here's a couple of pictures

That looks like a ornamental cherry tree and as far as i am aware they are only good for making a mess when the petals start falling off.

 

[BMH]

Moving over the Border

Attempted to de-thatch the lawn over the weekend and the gean in flower.

What is even more interesting is there are no bees kept in the area I am told yet one lady was busy on the blossom so...

PH

Looks very similar to the tree in our garden (there are loads all along the street). Either have pink or white blossom.

My bees go mad for it!!

 

[Poly Hive]

I am very much hoping there is a feral colony as the bait hives are awaiting...

PH

 

[Briarfield]

Its weird on the coast in the North east,

I think it's all in the first phrase. I live on the Yorkshire:NE border (right side) and the persistent Northerlies are dispiriting for me and must be for the bees.

I understand from the local port pilots that these winds are increasingly common over the past 30 years.

 

[Cazza]

I struggle seeing the bees in them too but can certainly hear them. Great sound to open the door to.

I'm sure you already know that the best way to spot bees is to focus your eyes on one spot and state at it.Then use your vision to spot movement, then focus your eyes on the movement. Works for my cherry trees.
Cazza

 

[Goran]

How it looks when wild cherries are blooming at my place..

 

[Millet]

How it looks when wild cherries are blooming at my place..

Nice pictures i will try and get some of these trees over the weekend.

 

[Goran]

Nice pictures i will try and get some of these trees over the weekend.

Not rarely I witnessed bees pass by domestic cherry ( not even single odd bee) and covered nearby wild cherry.