Blooms in 2017

herbhome · January 11, 2017, 04:47:32 PM

Sunny and warm today. Bees are bringing in pale yellow pollen. What could be blooming in January? I'm in the Arkansas Ozarks, zone 6b.

gww · January 11, 2017, 08:01:33 PM

Makes you wonder if it isn't cracked corn from animal feed or sawdust.

Last year in early march around the first few flying days there were thousands of bees in my chicken feed and they were checking around my band mill also.
I don't know, just thought I would share that observation.
Cheers
gww

herbhome · January 11, 2017, 08:43:13 PM

Could be sawdust, who knows?

sc-bee · January 11, 2017, 09:16:24 PM

Do you have Camelia's

Barhopper · January 11, 2017, 09:21:00 PM

I saw bees on wild mustard today. Big climate difference between you and me though.

herbhome · January 11, 2017, 09:53:12 PM

I'm thinking maybe witch hazel. Tomorrow I will walk the creek to see.

BenIII · January 12, 2017, 01:19:34 AM

Could it be mistletoe?

KeyLargoBees · January 12, 2017, 01:47:51 PM

Spanish Needle all along the gulf coast is still in bloom.....you cant kill that stuff without a hard freeze....little white weed flowers with yellow centers....not sure how far from the coast you are though.

stanisr · January 12, 2017, 02:22:37 PM

In northeast Ok. mine are bringing in dandelion.

herbhome · January 12, 2017, 04:25:24 PM

Mystery solved. Took a walk along our creek and the witch hazel in full sun has bloomed and honey bees and wild pollinators are working it. That which is shaded is budding out. A cold snap could cut that short.

bwallace23350 · January 12, 2017, 08:00:42 PM

Interesting. I have seen nothing blooming here yet and I am in Mid South Alabama

Beeboy01 · January 12, 2017, 11:01:15 PM

I have seen bees collect fresh maple sawdust in late winter, it must of been the sweet sap that drew them in. Here in NE Florida I'm getting maples starting to bloom which is two weeks early this year. The bees are bringing in a light yellow pollen and really haven't slowed down over the last two months.
Been feeding the hives for the last three weeks to get them ready for early splits.

Arackis · January 23, 2017, 04:45:00 PM

Not sure what it is but they are all over it here in Northern Alabama Just south of Huntsville.

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BeeMaster2 · January 24, 2017, 12:46:02 PM

Quote from: Beeboy01 on January 12, 2017, 11:01:15 PM
I have seen bees collect fresh maple sawdust in late winter, it must of been the sweet sap that drew them in. Here in NE Florida I'm getting maples starting to bloom which is two weeks early this year. The bees are bringing in a light yellow pollen and really haven't slowed down over the last two months.
Been feeding the hives for the last three weeks to get them ready for early splits.

I am also seeing a lot of light yellow pollen coming in, the bees are packing a lot of it in the hives. The hive I lost last week was full of it.
Jim

bwallace23350 · January 25, 2017, 01:04:30 PM

Not sure if people are familiar with spider warts but I saw my first in bloom today and I have a pear tree starting to bloom out.

jalentour · January 25, 2017, 02:32:58 PM

It was 60 degrees last weekend, saw bees bringing in something beige or dirty white.
I can't imagine anything blooming here.

herbhome · January 25, 2017, 08:06:27 PM

Arackis,

Looks like quince to me

Arackis · January 26, 2017, 03:35:34 PM

Quote from: herbhome on January 25, 2017, 08:06:27 PM
Arackis,

Looks like quince to me

Just looked it up and I think you are correct. Thanks for the info!