Author Topic: What blooms where and when (Read 181873 times)

iddee · « **Reply #360 on:** March 03, 2021, 04:42:03 pm »

Yellow bells spotted today.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #361 on:** March 12, 2021, 09:26:38 am »

66061: Elms started blooming on 3/8/21. Lots of grey colored pollen being brought in.

iddee · « **Reply #362 on:** March 19, 2021, 07:23:56 am »

My plum trees are blooming.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #363 on:** March 23, 2021, 06:51:55 pm »

66061: Henbit and I spotted 2 little dandelions.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #364 on:** March 29, 2021, 09:09:34 am »

66061: Depending on variety, crabapples can bloom now through April. The bees found one variety blooming yesterday. They also found some hyacinths in bloom.

Gypsi · « **Reply #365 on:** March 29, 2021, 10:51:23 pm »

Peach and pear are finishing up here, redbud is also waning. Holly, interestingly enough, usually blooms in February, is blooming here now. It got some freeze damage but has recovered

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #366 on:** April 06, 2021, 10:49:18 am »

Red buds are just starting to open here. Fruit bearing Pear trees have been blooming for about 4 days. I am seeing red pollen being brought in. It's the henbit, I believe.

RAST · « **Reply #367 on:** April 07, 2021, 11:46:23 am »

Palmetto is budding here, already full bloom 35 miles south of me.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #368 on:** June 06, 2021, 01:41:49 pm »

66061: Lindens and Catalpa trees started blooming yesterday.

Gypsi · « **Reply #369 on:** July 17, 2021, 01:41:56 pm »

Mesquite is finished here, ragweed and snow on the prairie due to start. Fortunately most of it is ragweed, makes better honey

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #370 on:** August 29, 2021, 11:26:26 am »

66061: Sweet Autumn Clematis and Goldenrod is starting. Ragweed will bloom soon.

iddee · « **Reply #371 on:** August 29, 2021, 11:35:40 am »

Our Clematis and goldenrod is blooming.

neillsayers · « **Reply #372 on:** September 07, 2021, 12:45:12 am »

Goldenrod in bloom here, not sure how good a flow.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #373 on:** September 07, 2021, 08:27:01 pm »

66061: Boneset and Ragweed

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #374 on:** September 11, 2021, 11:02:05 am »

66061: Asters are beginning to bloom

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #375 on:** September 15, 2021, 06:46:22 pm »

Bees were bringing in nectar and pollen today at apiary in another county. I would think, by the color of the pollen, it was Goldenrod. Goldenrod is supposed to smell like dirty gym socks, but I didn't smell anything. I only saw boneset and goldenrod blooming on the trip out there.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #376 on:** September 17, 2021, 09:22:18 am »

Quote from: Bakersdozen on September 15, 2021, 06:46:22 pm

Bees were bringing in nectar and pollen today at apiary in another county. I would think, by the color of the pollen, it was Goldenrod. Goldenrod is supposed to smell like dirty gym socks, but I didn't smell anything. I only saw boneset and goldenrod blooming on the trip out there.

Now I think the pollen might have been ragweed. It's prolific here and one wouldn't notice it was in the area without a closer look. It's blooming like crazy here.

neillsayers · « **Reply #377 on:** October 03, 2021, 11:03:10 am »

Quote from: Bakersdozen on September 17, 2021, 09:22:18 am

Quote from: Bakersdozen on September 15, 2021, 06:46:22 pm
Bees were bringing in nectar and pollen today at apiary in another county. I would think, by the color of the pollen, it was Goldenrod. Goldenrod is supposed to smell like dirty gym socks, but I didn't smell anything. I only saw boneset and goldenrod blooming on the trip out there.
Now I think the pollen might have been ragweed. It's prolific here and one wouldn't notice it was in the area without a closer look. It's blooming like crazy here.

Same here.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #378 on:** December 26, 2021, 05:41:34 pm »

Well, this is just wrong. Dec. 26 and the pussywillow buds are showing color.

I contacted a beekeeping friend that lives about an hour away and she sent me a similar picture of her pussywillow.

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #379 on:** February 16, 2022, 01:50:59 pm »

66061: The bees have been working the Witchhazel for a couple of days now. I would presume nectar as pollen baskets were empty. I took a quick peak at the landing boards today. Some of the colonies are working Silver Maple for pollen. Not all the colonies got the Silver Maple memo because some are still at the bird feeders collecting dust.