« Well, I don’t know where the month of April went!
It’s been intolerably dry for the bees where I am based in Surrey. They have been constantly on the search for water, so I make sure I keep hosing everything down as much as possible and they come flocking in droves to retrieve as much moisture as possible.
The Crocus Flavus bulbs I planted late, should have made an appearance on the March Pollen video, they finally emerged towards the end of March, so I include them here because they did provide the bees with sought-after pollen.
In this video, I cover the pollen of English Bluebell ( Hyacinthoides non-scripta) and Silver Birch (Betula pendula). Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any Grey Willow (Salix cinerea) in my area, so instead settled for Goat Willow (Salix caprea). The pollen of both species is incredibly similar and can be tricky to tell apart. the species is known to hybridise. »