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Re: Forage , what's flowering in your area?

PostPosted:19 Oct 2020, 17:07
by NigelP
Took an Ivy walk yesterday as mine are bringing in yellow pollen but non in the village is out yet! Found 2 sheltered south facing areas that get the sun and the ivy is out/going over .....full of bees/wasps and other flying insects. One very striking area is a lane with trees keeping the ivy in the shade. Where there was a south facing gate the ivy has finished and black seeds/berries appearing, 10 yards away it has yet to come out. Location, location location :D

Re: Forage , what's flowering in your area?

PostPosted:21 Oct 2020, 09:57
by Chrisbarlow
Quite a bit if ivy round me which is great and the bees are still active on warmer days

Re: Forage , what's flowering in your area?

PostPosted:01 Nov 2020, 12:03
by Steve 1972
The Ivy is still going strong and the bees are still working it for both pollen and nectar..


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Re: Forage , what's flowering in your area?

PostPosted:01 Nov 2020, 12:13
by The Poot
Great photos - particularly the second one👍

Re: Forage , what's flowering in your area?

PostPosted:01 Nov 2020, 13:43
by Steve 1972
Thanks..i have a new Samsung phone that has three different cameras on it..one of which is a macro when i get the hang of it i should be able to get some better pictures.

Re: Forage , what's flowering in your area?

PostPosted:01 Nov 2020, 18:40
by Chrisbarlow
Steve 1972 wrote:
01 Nov 2020, 13:43
Thanks..i have a new Samsung phone that has three different cameras on it..one of which is a macro when i get the hang of it i should be able to get some better pictures.
done on a phone! crikey, technology is great these days, they're good photos

Re: Forage , what's flowering in your area?

PostPosted:04 Dec 2020, 00:41
by MickBBKA
Still have Ivy coming in when the sun pops out for 30mins. Been a very strange Ivy this year. It usually flowers too late for my bees to use it in Dec but this year it flowered very early end of Oct and has been flowering intermittently ever since in different locations which has been good for the bees.

Re: Forage , what's flowering in your area?

PostPosted:18 Dec 2020, 00:43
by MickBBKA
Local Hazel came into flower this week. It has long lost any significance as a Spring source of pollen in my area.

Re: Forage , what's flowering in your area?

PostPosted:07 Jan 2021, 02:10
by MickBBKA
1st of the Hawthorne flower buds today. Shame its such a pain to post pics on this ancient 20th century site.

Cheers Mick

Re: Forage , what's flowering in your area?

PostPosted:10 Jan 2021, 18:06
by Chrisbarlow
Cricket Mick. Hawthorne already! R u Manchester based?