Author Topic: What blooms where and when (Read 181930 times)

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #300 on:** April 28, 2019, 12:26:59 pm »

Quote from: brooksbeefarm on April 28, 2019, 11:06:57 am

Dogwood, Redbud, Wild Plum, Apples, Peaches,Dandelion,Sweet Williams, Lilac,. Went Mushroom hunting, didn't find any, but got 5 ticks . Jack

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #301 on:** April 28, 2019, 12:29:00 pm »

Dogwoods started blooming a couple of days ago. Redbuds have been beautiful, but they are starting to leaf out. Lilacs have been blooming for about 1 week. Some crabapples are still blooming. The wild mustard is starting to bloom too.

neillsayers · « **Reply #302 on:** May 06, 2019, 07:31:42 pm »

Drove to Fayetteville today for a doc appt. About 100 miles, hop clover, black locust and many others having a glorious spring. Hope it translates into honey.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #303 on:** May 07, 2019, 03:10:16 pm »

The black locust started blooming last Saturday, 5/4.

brooksbeefarm · « **Reply #304 on:** May 11, 2019, 10:12:35 am »

Same here on the Black Locust, been seeing a lot of Dutch Clover in the pastures . Doubt anything blooming in my area that the bees will get any good out of? The rain keeps the nectar washed out, also the nuc's i have started with queen cells will probably be without a queen because of all the rain the new queens will not be able to take their maiden flights??? They may also run out of stores, doesn't look like a good bee year here in S W Mo. Jack

Wandering Man · « **Reply #305 on:** May 11, 2019, 06:30:10 pm »

Lantana is blooming in South Texas, Zone 10

And so are the plumbago and ligustrum:

Wandering Man · « **Reply #306 on:** May 11, 2019, 06:35:31 pm »

Along the highways of central and south Texas, the bluebonnets have petered out, but we've got Horsemint, Indian Blanket, Mexican Hat, and Texas Thistle:

Horsemint:

Indian Blanket

Texas Thistle:

Mexican Hat:

neillsayers · « **Reply #307 on:** May 11, 2019, 09:08:02 pm »

WM,

Looks like a honey bee's wonderland!

Wandering Man · « **Reply #308 on:** May 11, 2019, 09:31:50 pm »

Texas Thistle is apparently a favorite got bumblebees.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #309 on:** May 14, 2019, 05:33:51 am »

Saw my first yellow sweet clover bloom last weekend and white dutch clover blooms yesterday on 5/13.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #310 on:** May 22, 2019, 07:03:33 pm »

The Black Locust has been blooming all this past week. I don't think any bees got to work it, we have had nothing but heavy down pours for two weeks. The forecast for the next week calls for the same.

The Yellow Sweet Clover is in full bloom. Red clover is blooming too. White Clover has been blooming for about a week.
About 1/2 mile from me, is acres of open land. There was a mall that occupied that land and it was torn down. The land is empty for now. It is solid yellow sweet clover and red clover. It's not doing my bees much good because it won't quit raining long enough for them to work the clover!

neillsayers · « **Reply #311 on:** May 22, 2019, 10:17:10 pm »

My bees also are in need of a couple weeks sunshine-minimum.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #312 on:** May 25, 2019, 10:07:02 pm »

This is one of my bees collecting pollen from White Dutch Clover today.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #313 on:** May 28, 2019, 12:27:38 pm »

Yesterday I found 3 Tulip Poplar trees blooming in my neighbor. Their not very old trees and they are just starting to open up.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #314 on:** May 29, 2019, 03:09:24 pm »

I found some more Tulip Poplars today. Driving down the street I could smell a Privet Hedge in bloom. The row of Privets went down the length of an entire city block and wrapped around both ends of the block. This is about 1/4 mile from my house. I am sure these are my bees working the hedge row.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #315 on:** May 30, 2019, 08:21:14 pm »

Sweetspire in full bloom on 5.30.
These are my bees. I would recognize them anywhere.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #316 on:** June 05, 2019, 07:56:03 am »

I spotted a Little Leaf Linden blooming about 1 mile away. The Linden's closer to home still have tight buds.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #317 on:** June 05, 2019, 10:21:38 pm »

I took this picture tonight while walking the dog. The Catalpa's have been stunning and so fragrant this year.

If you look close in the background you can see a heron.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #318 on:** June 13, 2019, 09:00:01 am »

The Lindens have been blooming for about a week now. Golden Rain Tree started several days ago. I have seen white sweet clover and chicory blooming. Elderberries and yellow sweet clover has been blooming for some time now. Last year the elderberries were blooming on Memorial day. They are a week or so later this year and the buds are holding on a long time.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #319 on:** June 18, 2019, 07:27:30 pm »

My Vitex is just starting to bloom today. Elderberries are still blooming as well as the Golden Rain Tree.