Follow the Bloom - 2023

[KD4MOJ]

The weather is what keeps those Californians from moving here...

So true!

Hate to say for those folks up north but it's currently 82?F here in the Florida panhandle...

...DOUG

[Occam]

Trees are leafing out quite a bit today, buds are opening on them

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This young guy (almost 6 months old now) met the bees this afternoon, he was a little too friendly at the hive entrance and received "instruction" on proper hive entrance etiquette. Hopefully he learned.

[Bob Wilson]

Nellie R Stevens Holly is blooming here.

[The15thMember]

Wild cherries and pears are blooming. 

[Ben Framed]

Same here..

[Occam]

Redbud trees are happily blooming and dandelions are starting to pop. Not in my yard of course, the sheep are eating the down, but in neighbors yards haha.

[The15thMember]

Redbud trees are happily blooming and dandelions are starting to pop. Not in my yard of course, the sheep are eating the down, but in neighbors yards haha.

Off-topic, but what kind of sheep do you have, Occam?

[Occam]

Redbud trees are happily blooming and dandelions are starting to pop. Not in my yard of course, the sheep are eating the down, but in neighbors yards haha.

Off-topic, but what kind of sheep do you have, Occam?

I have shetlands, 3 for now. Should be lambing in a few weeks

[The15thMember]

Redbud trees are happily blooming and dandelions are starting to pop. Not in my yard of course, the sheep are eating the down, but in neighbors yards haha.

Off-topic, but what kind of sheep do you have, Occam?

I have shetlands, 3 for now. Should be lambing in a few weeks

My sister is interested in perhaps getting a fiber animal, would you be willing to answer some questions about your sheep?  I have a thread on fiber animals going in the farming section, if you don't mind moving down there to discuss them further.   

[Occam]

You bet, I'll head over there

[The15thMember]

The blackberries are starting!  My first big flow of the year! 

[Ben Framed]

Love the blackberry flow!

[FloridaGardener]

Magnolia Virginia (Bay magnolias) and Persea Palustris (swamp bay)  have been blooming for a couple of weeks.  The air smells like roses.  Our main flow has begun with the addition of privet, saw palmetto, and  Richardia Scabrosa (mexican clover) is beginning to flower on the ground. 

This winter has been too dry, and the 17 degree cold snap last winter affected the early carolina laurel, citrus trees, and lemon verbena hedges.  Many citrus were lost, and if saved, only with about 25% of their canopies.  Bees seem slow to build up.

[Michael Bush]

Frost yesterday morning...

[.30WCF]

80*


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[Occam]

Mid 80s here, a spike near 90 by the weekend

[BeeMaster2]

57 degrees this morning, Tupelo, Gallberry and Palmetto all in bloom at the same time here and the Chinese Tallow is getting ready to bloom. Usually they each have their own bloom times. I?m hoping that they each spread out when individual plants bloom or we are going to have Avery short flow season.
Jim Altmiller

[Occam]

Catalpa trees ate in bloom like crazy right now. Mulberries are starting to ripen, the squirrels and birds are enjoying them immensely. Rough sumac buds have started and should be opening in another few days to a week.

[BeeMaster2]

Occam,
I also have Mulberry trees. I put light tinfoil pan?s hanging from a string in the trees. It really helps keep the birds out of them. I had lots of berries this year and I was able to eat as much as I wanted every time I went out to pick berries. Our mulberries are done now.
Jim Altmiller

[FloridaGardener]

Tallow Tree (Popcorn) has its long yellow panicles all out.  The bees are crawling on them, looking for open florets. After a couple hot weeks in April we had a cooler May and stayed about 80-85 daytime and 70 at night.  But now comes the heat until October.