Please Post Your Bloom Dates!

[jfischer]

I have received enough e-mail about "growing
degree days" and bloom dates as a result of
the discussion to prompt me to spend a day
writing some SAS scripts to churn through
weather data, and do "the math" for bloom
date prediction.

To make this work, I'm going to need a decent
set of "actuals", and that's where you come
in. Please post a message to this thread
or send me an e-mail (in my profile, which
is accessed by clicking on the face icon
at the top of this message) stating:

1) Who you are (so credit can be given where
credit is due)

2) Your postal zip code (5-digit is fine,
9-digit would be great if you know it)

3) The date of the observation.

4) The blooming plant, or plant with
apparent pollen, which is most often
seen on trees as a faint color change.

5) A "confidence" statement, for example,
you know for certain that yesterday
that plant was not blooming or bearing
pollen, or you just happened to notice,
and it may well have started before
the day you noticed.

Using this baseline data, I can calibrate
the variations in local temperatures and
local rainfall amounts to come up with
a sort of "weather map" to show the
"bands of blooming" for any one plant,
and work up the software to put the
whole mess online for anyone to use
for plants of interest to them in areas
of interest to them.

Heck, I don't even know what plants are
"of interest" in various regions, so it
would be a big help if everyone would be
so kind as to list the known nectar and
pollen plants of interest to their area.
(This may require consultation with old
guys, who tend to know this stuff.)

Most places, maples change color first,
and go "purplish". Places where it is
warm all winter, I have no idea what
the bloom sequences might be, as I
have never kept bees in those places.

***************
This is a form to let folks enter data about when stuff blooms around their area.
The more data you put in for your local area the more detailed map I can draw for you
This idea is thanks to a thread Jim Fischer posted on beesource.com (http://beesource.com/)

http://www.drobbins.net:8080/blooms/index.jsp

if you add your own entry and also post it here, mention it
it'll keep me from adding it a second time and having to go back and delete one

Dave
***************

[MountainCamp]

I will keep track of things for this upcoming season. It will be sometime in March / April till things start here.

I have been looking at the GDD information. Looking at it, it appears that most of the information is geared to crop production.

Looking at the GDD info for around here, our average is about 3 for the month of March.

It may be helpful if for bloom dates, that beekeepers are interested in, if a base other than 50F is used. I have seen other bases such as 32F and 40F used.

I think that the Red Maples, and some other early bloomers, are going to have a GDD of 0 if we use a 50F baseline.

Just a thought,it will be some time as we just made it to 0F so far today.


[This message has been edited by MountainCamp (edited December 20, 2004).]

[Brewcat]

Wow, great idea and thaks for volunteering your effort! Especially as a total newbie this kind of info would be valuable, especially as my area has very weird springs.

------------------
Ben Brewcat brewing in Lyons, CO

[mattoleriver]

jfischer,
I kept a calendar with that information last year, however, I used plant names that are in common usage in this area. What degree of specificity will you require for plant names?
Are you concentrating on a particular region of the country? I live in a fairly mountainous region where every residence enjoys it's own microclimate. I live at ~300' and less than 30 miles from here the summit of Mt. Hood is over 11,000'.
I'd be happy to forward the information that I have if you think it would be of any value to your project.
George

[jfischer]

> It may be helpful if for bloom dates, that
> beekeepers are interested in, if a base other
> than 50F is used. I have seen other bases
> such as 32F and 40F used.

Yeah, it is hard to be consistent. http://www.beesource.com/ubb/smile.gif
For the early-bloomers, like maple, you
really want to use the 32F baseline starting
at the winter solstice, as a 50F baseline
certainly would result in "zero" for maples
in many places.

In general, if it is useful to bees and
"early", you want to use the 32 F baseline,
and if it is "late" the 50 F baseline is
easier to use.

But it gets worse - even when to START
counting tends to vary. Some people start
counting on Dec 21, which is the solstice, some one the 22nd, because it is the day
AFTER the solstice, and some on January 1,
to make the date math easier to do.

> What degree of specificity will you
> require for plant names?

"Require"? Quest que c'est "require"? http://www.beesource.com/ubb/smile.gif
Heck, beggars can't be choosers, and if
we can't find a Latin name for a local
slang name, we will hunt it down with this
newfangled invention called "the internet".

> Are you concentrating on a particular
> region of the country?

I wanna do the whole continent, and I've
got this 16 x 16 array of processors just
idling along doing boring stuff most of
the time. Serious number crunching is
not just a hobby around here.

> I live at ~300' and less than 30 miles
> from here the summit of Mt. Hood is over
> 11,000'.

Elevation would be a nice thing to include,
but I'd guess that we can ignore anything
less than a 1000-foot vertical distance
as "negligible".

I'm hoping that no one tries to keep bees
above 5000 feet, but the final maps should
be able to "paint" the terrain properly,
as one can interpolate the temperature
gradients as a direct mapping of 100-foot
contour lines on the topographic "landbase".

Oh yeah, this is gonna be a 3-D map, and
I am planning on showing major rivers and
roads, county boundaries, and zip-code boundaries.

There are some "weird" places like Cape Cod
versus the South Shore in MA, but the good
news is that there are thousands of weather
stations in the USofA, and NOAA tends to put
more stations in areas with "different"
weather from the adjacent areas.

So, if we run weekly "churns", one should
be able to see what is going to bloom
"this week", "next week", and so on, without
much problem, and if you want the exact
day, you are going to have to check your
"actuals" against the forecasted temperatures.

[Jason G in Tennessee]

YOU ARE THE MAN!!!
I was hoping this would happen someday!
This is like Christmas early!
I will proudly submit my info with co-laboration from my club here in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Jason http://www.beesource.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Ricko]

MICHIGAN BLOOMS
I'd love to help on this project. I do need help from an "old timer" in Michigan, on exactly what blooms are of importance and found in lower Michigan (Grand Rapids area). Then I'll be able to keep an eyeball out for em.

[GaSteve]

Will this project include common cultivated plants as well -- cotton, soybeans, etc.?

[dickm]

JIm,
>>>I'm hoping that no one tries to keep bees above 5000 feet<<<
An awful lot of the country is at or above 5,000 feet. No bees in Denver? I don't think so.

Dickm

[This message has been edited by dickm (edited December 21, 2004).]

[MountainCamp]

I will start counting GDD on Jan. 1, 2005.
I am going to use a base of 32F for calculations through April 30.
I am going to also calculate GDD using a base of 50F starting Jan. 1, 2005, as a comparison for March and April, early blooming sources.
I am going to use the actual max /min temperature for the day, as opposed to 7am & 3 pm readings.
I have (3) yards now,
Catskill @ 80' in elevation (Lat: 42.19; Long: 73.86)
The yard in Catskill is across the Hudson River from the College’s Environmental Study’s River Center, and they track this information. A friend of mine runs the center, so I will get the information for Catskill from him.

Round Top @ 750'in elevation (Lat: 42.28; Long: 74.03)

Round Top @ about 1100' in elevation (home) (Lat: 42.28; Long: 74.06)
The elevation within a 2.5 mile radius from my home yard ranges from 300’ to 4,000’.

I will bring this project up at one of our club meetings and see if we can get anyone else involved. I am sure we can.

[demerl51]

Hi Jim,

I've kept track of the blooming dates for the major bee plants for about a decade. Unfortunately, I've compiled the data into a list of ranges rather than the actual dates. Would you be interested in the list?

I will participate and post this seasons dates.

Maybe a plant list should be compiled like maples, crocus, dandelions,......rabbitbrush, asters, etc.

Regards
Dennis
keeping bees around 6000ft msl

[BULLSEYE BILL]

I have a calendar that I wrote the dates of first blooms on, both here in Wichita, and Marion where I keep my bees. I will have to find it as I have moved and it got pack away somewhere. I am living in an apartment full of boxes until I find another house.

The two most important dates for me are April 1st, the begining of swarm season, and dandilion bloom which indicates the begining of drone flight.

[jfischer]

> I've compiled the data into a list of ranges
> rather than the actual dates. Would you be
> interested in the list?

Like I said, beggars can't be choosers.
I'll take what I can get, and if you have
date from specific years, I can back-fit
the GDD "actuals", or if you only have a
range, I can average the GDDs over the
same period to come up with "good estimates".

This is not a precise science. There are
all sorts of variables that we are ignoring
here (like rainfall, soil temp, etc), so
we will be working with data that will
always be "close" but never exactly
on-target.

[jfischer]

> Will this project include common cultivated
> plants as well -- cotton, soybeans, etc.?

Sure, why not? I don't know too many
beekeepers who try to put their bees on
cotton any more due to the boil weevil
eradication program (often called the
bee eradication program by beekeepers),
but soybeans are a big crop, and not
a bad nectar source at all.

[Ricko]

jfischer, would such data as rainfall amounts,soil temps etc., be of any value?
I know there are sites out their that give this ag data. I don't think it would be all that hard to supply on a daily basis either.

http://ncga.ncgapremium.com/weathermaps.asp?id=10

Also, maybe even some folks have home weather stations that could supply you with this information when they send you their visual observation data and save you time having to search it all out.
Last season did have some unusual rainfall patterns across the country!
At least we have time to kick this thing around some in order to discuss it and really make it worthwhile.

[shoefly]

Jfischer great idea!
Could you post an example so everybody gets on the same page?

[gfcg731]

It's December 21 here in SE Missouri and the forsythia in my yard has come out in bloom. Bees were even flying today.

I bet this will skew your average! I wonder what the GDD was for this week.

Good luck with the project.

gfcg731
Jackson, MO

[franc]

I just worry about spring Blooming
1995..maples Mar-16 Apricot Mar-18 Pear April-5 Apple April-12 Dandylion April-9&10
1996 Maple mid Feb-froze out Dandylion May-1 Apple April-25 Tulip Popular May-4
1997 red Maples Feb-25 Dandylion April-15 clover May-20 june-1 Popular June-1
1998 Maples 10th with several days before freeze Dandylion April-1

these are approx. start dates often the maples get froze out after blooming the same with apple and pear the dandylions are the first real dependable spring crop usually around mid April that can handle a light frost.

[franc]

1998 red maples feb-10-15 dandylions April-1 this must of been a mild spring

[Kirby Kishbaugh]

I keep bees year around at 5800 ft.I have more trouble with bears than cold and snow

[jfischer]

> would such data as rainfall amounts,soil
> temps etc., be of any value?

Yes, but I can grab that data along with
the basic temperature data from NOAA,
UCAR, or NCAR. Soil temps are not taken
at every weather station, so I will be forced
to interpolate between monitoring points,
but rainfall is easy.

[jfischer]

> Could you post an example so everybody
> gets on the same page?

OK, here is an example:


Boston, MA 02116

Vernal Witchhazel (Hamamelis vernalis)
bloomed on 3 March, 2004.


That's it! I need absolutely nothing
more. The Latin name is nice to have,
but is optional. From the date, the
program to calculate the GDDs, which in
this case, would be "2". Cross-checking
this with other types of witchhazel, I
get 1, 2, 3, or 4 degree-days, which is
close enough for beekeeping, and certainly
will nail down the bloom within a week.

Now, this plant is useless for beekeeping,
but it is a good indicator plant, as it
blooms VERY early, and can help to synch
up things like the maple bloom.

[Barry Digman]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>I'm hoping that no one tries to keep bees
above 5000 feet<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Uh oh. I'm sitting at 5300'.

[Dick Allen]

What altitude in the 'lower 48' at, say 45º, would correspond to latitude N 61º here in Anchorage? I imagine it would be pretty high.

BTW Jim, I see you haven't posted any of this on the other groups where I've 'seen' you, so I'll pass all this along to one of the guys up the road from me who I'm sure would take in interest in gathering some info for your project.

[Michael Bush]

When I lived in Larmaie, WY I had bees at 7200 ft.

[Jack Grimshaw]

Jim,


Have you seen this site? http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/landscape_message/lm_archive.htm
Click on any Landscape Message.
They include GDDs and phenological data.

Also: http://ohioline.osu.edu/sc173/sc173_10.html
click on link to Table 1 in Results and Disscusion

And: http://www.usda.gov/nass/pubs/staterpt.htm
If you subsribe to your state newsletter,they provide a weather
summary(temps,precip,GDDs,dev.from normal,etc.)during the growing
season.
NOTE: I couldn't get any links on this site to work tonite
But it has worked in the past.

Jack

[MountainCamp]

March 24, 2005: No blooms to date. The first will be White Popular and that should be as soon as the weather warms. They are starting to open, but have not openned completely yet.
They first started to open at 42.5 GDD (32F) / 1.5 GDD (40F) on Feb 15. They have not openned any further since then. To date: 64.5 GDD(32F) and 1.5 GDD (40F). The bees have not had any natural pollen to work yet this year.

[Patrick Scannell]

MountainCamp,
Is White Poplar the same as Aspen (Populus tremulodies)?
The buds are swelling on the Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) around here.
Are the poplars of much value to bees? I had the impression that maples were the first bloom of significance around here.

[MountainCamp]

I believe what I am calling a White Popular and what you are calling a Cotton Wood are the same tree.
The bud first almost looks like a cotton ball / pussy willow, and then strings down.
The bees will work this as it does bloom shortly before the maples. I can email you a picture of one of the blussoms from last year, of what I am talking about.
What have you decided to do this year? Did you get packages or are you doing splits?

[Jason Groppel]

A cottonwood tree is not of any value to bees as far as I know. It is the tree that is similar to an American Sycamore in some ways. It produces an overabundance of cottony airborne seed in the late Spring and messes up airconditioning units by clogging them. A yellow Poplar tree is a MAJOR source of nectar for many beekeepers. Some people confuse the Magnolia Grandiflora/palmata for a Yellow popular, but are not very much alike.
Jason

[Jason Groppel]

37043 Clarksville, TN

Dandelion: March 15

Hen Bit: sporadic blooming in mid January, but
It is in full swing now with most starting blooming around March 17

Maple (ACER RUBRUM): March 12

[MountainCamp]

White Popular: www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=0008132 (http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=0008132)

I know that they use the above here. I have quite a few white popular around.

[Patrick Scannell]

No Yellow/Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) around here except for some saplings that I planted, and it will be years before they bloom. I'm on the Nothern edge of its range.

I plan to do splits this year, but so far the bees have not been too enthusiastic about taking pollen patties or syrup. Are yours taking much?

A 65 deg day sure would be nice.

[MountainCamp]

I buried my plow truck trying to get back to someone sap house today. So, Right now I would take a 50 deg day. The first 50 deg day is predicted for the 30th, but then snow again on the 2nd.

I have been feeding syrup and pollen inside the hives for about a month. They have gone through 200 lbs of granulated sugar or about 40 gallons of syrup. They have also gone through a 5 gallon bucket of sub.

I have also been open feeding when the temps have been in the 40's. They were working hard on Tuesday.

I have found that they take the pollen sub as a powder better than in patties. I just put it on paper or on top of any granulated sugar still in the hives.

[Patrick Scannell]

White Popular: http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=POAL7

Cottonwood: http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=PODE3

The flowers look similar. I'll be keeping an eye on them this spring.

[Ross]

Greenville, TX 75402

First peachtree bloomed March 14
Bigger bloom for peaches, plums, pears March 20
Wild plum March 18

[Ian]

General important blooms ( off the top of my head)

Thoughout April&gt;&gt; Early-Pussy Willow
Mid- Lowland Willows
Late - Acute Willows
Dandilions - Generally starting early May

Followed by all the wild fruiting trees and shrubs,
Choke Cherries
Pincherries
Saskatoons
Apple trees
Hoth horn

Taking my hives into June, as the dandilions taper off, leaving a week or two, maybe three of derth.

Then the clovers kick in usuall second week of June, the alsike, and most importantly the sweet clover. Then I start to pannic and get my first supers on usually after the canola starts to brighten up the land scape. Then its a matter of keeping ahead of the busy bees til the canola tapers off comming up to August.

Then I usually get in a hurry to remove my supers to start collecting the Sunflower, which takes me to the Buckwheat at the end of August, and sometimes to the second week of September. But I get a little nervious leaving my supers on that late, for feeding has to commence into October.

Golden rod usually blooms mid August and takes me to the frost with the buckwheat into september.

Thats my important blooms, hope I can help...
There is many more I have listed, but they arnt much of a contribution to my operation. I'll give them if you wnat

[Ian]

oh, I forgot the poular which bloom end of April usually before the willows, real important for the bees to get going before the acute willows come out

[Hillbillynursery]

Pears blooming now both fruit and flowering types. Wish I would have remembered this thread to post dates of first maple. Saw dandelions last week. Flowering crab apples just starting to bloom. My zip is 37110.

Cottonwood and white poplar are used by bees but are not major nector flows like the tulip/yellow poplar are. I wish I knew for sure how much nector they make as it maybe a timing issue with not having enough bees to collect the flow from them since they bloom so early.

[Rod Weakley]

Not a major bloom by any stretch of the imagination, but my little bitty cherry tree had 2 blooms open on it today. I didn't even notice it my daughter had to point it out to me. I was happy to see it though I wasn't sure they had made it through the winter. I didn't realize cherry trees had such beautiful blooms.

[SilverFox]

Cherries started the mid of this month, along w/plum/ pear apples, black locast due nxt month along with vine maple

[Antero]

Nectar Source Plants of Coastal BC

March/April
boxwood,hazelnut,indian plum,lily of the valley bush,vine maple ,winter heather, chickweed, mtn.laurel, willow, bitter cherry,manzanita,oregon grape,pears c,salmonberry,sea blush,swamp gooseberry,apples c,arbutus,big leaf maple,prunus-cherries c,prunus-plums c,blueberry c,and dandelion .

Terry

[Ricko]

Crocus

Bloomed on 27 Mar 05 confirmed
Rockford, MI 49341-9026
elevation 860
soil temp 34F

[Michael Bush]

My crocus also bloomed on March 27 here in Greenwood, NE.

[ScadsOBees]

Jenison, MI, 49428

Crocus was blooming on March 25. Maples started March 27.

Man it really feels good to finally hear the trees buzzin'!!!

-rick

[Jason Groppel]

37043
J. Groppel
Clarksville, TN

Damson Plum : 3-25-05
Bradford Pear : 3-18-05 Now in full swing as of yesterday
Redbud should start in a couple of days.

[newbee 101]

Crocus bloomed today, (barely,because of rain)March 28 in Bethel CT 06801. SPRING IS HERE!

[Ricko]

Mar. 29,2005 unconfirmed
Pussy Willow
49341-9026 Rockford, MI
soil temp 36F

[MountainCamp]

March 30,2005
Round Top, New York 12473
750 feet - Bees bringing "orange" pollen, very lightly, only a few bees have found it to work. Could not confirm what is being worked and at what elevation.

Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 feet - Nothing being worked naturally yet. Ground temperature at surface is 34F and 3 - 4" below surface, still frozen. Still snow in the woods, but off of most of the field.

[NHbees]

March 30th in Hancock NH, first good flight day (58-60 degrees). Bees bringing in grey pollen probably pussy willow, and some orange pollen not sure from what.

[The Honey House]

March 30, Fremont New Hampshire, grey pollen and every tenth one or so had bright yellow (Crocus?)
and drones flying.

[Okiebee]

Norman, OK
Oklahoma sand plum full bloom.
Chickweed full bloom.
Dandilion full bloom.
Gala Apple trees in backyard 50% bloom.

[Yuleluder]

Crocus bloomed 3/29/05
Green Lane, PA 18054

Red Maples are on the verge of bursting open, 3/30/05.

Elderberry has begun to grow.

[shoefly]

Des Plaines, IL 60016-3810

3/20/2005 Witch Hazel, Crokus, Silver maple
3/29/2005 Siberian squill

[tarheit]

Delphos, OH 45833
3/29/05 Silver Maples in our yard

The bees were working open feed pollen substutute heavily the day before but nearly ignored it on the 29 and 30th. Was too windy and cool for much activity today.

[TwT]

mine has been working bradford pair tree's,regular pair tree's, plums, peach tree's, dandylions and Dog wood trees as for as i seen, them want be long my clover will be blooming, its about 2 feet tall now and growing like crazy. my apple tree's haven't bloomed yet either.

[Mitch]

Napoleon Ohio 43545

The soft maples like the silver are in full bloom as of 3/29/05.The hard maples are swelling.I stopped several places this week and checked the maples.

[MountainCamp]

April 1, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft
White Popular has begun to bloom, only about 5% or so. Bees are starting to work. Still hitting the pollen substitute very hard.
112 GDD32F / 9 GDD40F

Red Maples are swollen, but have not opened yet. They bloom and then leaf out. Hard maples are still a ways off as they leaf out and then bloom.

[dcross]

Kiel WI
53042-1004
Silver Maple(Soft Maple)
4-1-2005

[Michael Bush]

Dandelions bloomed here yesterday.

[GaSteve]

Crimson clover and white clover are in full bloom here. Dandelion started a couple weeks ago but there's not a lot of it around here. Wisteria, azaleas, and dogwoods are also in full bloom but I'm not sure how good they are for bee forage.

[Dan Williamson]

APRIL 3 2005

DANDELIONS BLOOM. DEFINATELY WAS NOT BLOOMING AT MY HOUSE APRIL 2ND.

ZIP CODE: 46392

[BillS]

March 25th Maples started to bloom, April 4th saw my first Dandelion flower, some Crocus's blooming as well.
Thats about two weeks late for these parts.

[ox]

Tiller Oregon - Dandilions, pears, madrone, manzanita, and more!

[MountainCamp]

April 8, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft
White Popular is in full bloom.
Red Maple has begun to bloom, only about 5% or so.
191 GDD32F / 45 GDD40F

[D. Murrell]

April 8, 2005

Nanking Cherries in full bloom
Fremont Cottonwood - blooming
Daffodils - blooming

Casper, Wy 82604

Regards
Dennis

[PA Pete]

April 8 2005 - Royersford, PA

Forsythia just blooming past day or two
Maples started blooming about a week ago
Saw some crocuses last weekend in the area
Crab apple, ribes (currants, gooseberries), brambles leaf buds are all in bud-break

-Pete

[TwT]

4-8-05 Ga.

clover is starting to bloom.
apple trees not blooming yet.
dogwood tree blooming about 4 days now.
some kind of wild trees covered in bloom (not sure what it is)looks like it might be wild pursimmon's is my best guest.

[BillsFarm]

April 8 05 Belleville Mich. Pollen from Maple and Willow No Dandalions yet. Bill

[Beemaninsa]

78850 D'hanis, TX
Huajillo/Guajillo
5 April
Strong confidence
Bob Allen

[Michael Bush]

Fruit trees are blooming in the city, but not here yet.

[Ben Brewcat]

Fruit trees, dandelions, forsythia, maples, juniper and maples, all within the last week; 80540
Plus tulips and crocuses; it's all gonna freeze tonight though they're used to it.

[Terry Gr]

Apr 8 Aspen trees started blooming, noticed pollen for the first time.
Apr 9 saw some yellow pollen coming in, so the crocus must have started blooming.
Apr 10 first poplar trees starting to bloom.
Maples starting to bud, and tulips staring to push through the dirt

[Antero]

Terry Gr;
you should move to the fraser valley.

http://www.honeybeeworld.com/diary/2005/diary032005.htm

Terry

[Terry Gr]

To many people.

[Antero]

I agree, all the city folk are invading Fraser Valley with their beamers.

Terry

[Ricko]

Rockford, MI 49341
4-9-04 confirmed Maple bloom
soil temp 54F

[BillS]

April 11th, Forsythia are blooming in Jamesport NY.

[Susan]

Fresno County citrus bloom today. Nothing hear yet from Tulare. Cotton and most crops will be delayed due to the bad weather.

[Ricko]

Rockford, MI 49341
Mountain Ash tree- leaf emergence confirmed on 4/11

Marshall's Seedless Ash (Fraxinus pennslvanica)leaf emergence confirmed on 4/11

soil temp 56F

[MountainCamp]

April 11, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft
White Popular is in full bloom.
Red Maple is almost in full bloom
236 GDD32F / 66 GDD40F

[Michael Bush]

April 9, 2005 wild plums and other fruit trees are blooming out in the country now.

[SantaCruzBee]

Wild plums were blooming here at the end of January on the Central Coast in California. Strawberries and blackberries started at the end of February. Apples have largely finished. The last three are major crops in this area. We have winter here, but not like most of you experience it.

[D. Murrell]

Hi,

Golden willow and wild plum are blooming in Casper, Wy, April 12

Regards
Dennis

[beekeeper28]

Red Bud Trees are finishing. Dogwood Trees are finished. Dandilions are blooming. Spring Bulbs are up.

[MountainCamp]

April 13, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft
White Popular is in full bloom.
Red Maple is in full bloom
Pussy Willow is in full bloom
258 GDD32F / 72 GDD40F

[Ross]

Greenville, TX 75402

Red tip photina
Indian paint brush
coreopsis

[Hillbillynursery]

Sugar maple full bloom may already be going out, apples just starting, Redbud full bloom. I saw a couple white clover(Ladino) blooming in the back yard and a few more budding up. Neillii(sp) holly is in bloom. Turnips(the wild type) and creases(sp) are in full bloom.

McMinnville TN 37110

[Ricko]

Rockford, MI 49341-9026
confirmed for 4/14
Grape Hyacinth &
Red Maple

unconfirmed 4/11 yellow Daffodil

[Jon D.]

I just saw blooming Dandelions on the way in to work this morning 4-15-05 Zip 49505

Forsythia has been blooming for about 4 days also.

[dcross]

Bloodroot(Sanguinaria canadensis)

May have been blooming for a while.

53042-1004 Kiel, WI

[Ian]

Ahh, finally. Popular finally bloomed in my neck of the woods. It has been in bloom for a few days now just below the escarpment. Anticipating maple and Acute willow right smartly

[Ian]

Elm bloomed today, bee are real busy now.

It is a lovely sight to see bees feeding on the first trees smile.gif

[newbee 101]

First open dandelion, April 16 , Bethel CT 06801

[jnbgcpd]

Tulip poplar starting to bloom here. April 16,2005. White Clover started blooming about a week ago.

[dcross]

4-11-05

Pussy willow
53042-1004
May have been blooming for a while.

[D. Murrell]

Soap Berry is blooming in Casper on April 15.

White poplar is blooming in Casper, Wy 82604 on April 16

[upnorth]

Spring is very early here this year. On the US Canada border (48 degrees north, about 90 degrees 45 minutes west) the snow is almost gone now. The first willows started budding April 5th and they are in full bloom now. The tag alders were supplying pollen on April 5th as well. That was the first day the bees brought anything in. We are way ahead of last year which was cold all the way til the first week of June, which was the last snow. I guess it's global warming.

[Ricko]

Rockford, MI 49341-9026
4/16 confirmed Dandlelion and Forsythia blooms.

[Ben Brewcat]

Lyons, CO 80540

Catmint, plum trees 4/18

[Ricko]

Rockford, MI 49341-9026
Willow trees leafed out in the last week
420.4 GDD32F
soil temp 52F
Precip for month = 0.0 in.
Hive weight gain = 1/2 lb. per day

[MountainCamp]

April 19, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft
First open dandelions in sheltered sunny location, about a dozen.
Forsythia has started to bloom
Weeping Willow has started to bloom
347.5 GDD32F / 110.5 GDD40F (as of 4/18)

[Dan Williamson]

4/18/05
ZIP CODE: 46392
TEMP 83F (20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL)
SUNNY
VERY DRY CONDITIONS
HANDFUL OF BLOOMS ON APPLE TREE
DEFINATELY NOT IN BLOOM BEFORE 4/18/05

[Jon D.]

Ornamental Cherry Trees have bloomed for 2 days now, also Red Bud is in bloom (for same amount of time)

Bloom - 4-17-05 49505

[MountainCamp]

April 19, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft
Paper & Yellow Birch are in bloom.
They were not this morning.
369 GDD32F / 124 GDD40F

[MountainCamp]

April 20, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft
Cherry - first blosum.
Warm over night low of 43F
369 GDD32F / 124 GDD40F (4/19/05)

[dcross]

Box elders
4-18-05
53042-1004

[Michael Bush]

4/16 the pear tree was blooming. 4/18 the cherry tree was blooming.

[Okiebee]

Central Oklahoma
4/18: White Dutch clover blooming.
4/18: Black locust blooming.

[Michael Bush]

4/20 Apples and Lilacs blooming. The bees always seem to ignore the lilacs.

[Ricko]

Rockford, MI 49341-9026
Week of 4/18, Ornamental Pear blooming.

[KyBee]

Jim, this is a very cool thing you are doing. As you compile and get lots of common names for stuff, if you'd like help converting to the Latin names I would be willing to assist with that in any way that would be of value to you.

I just discovered this thread or I would have offered sooner. I can help with the discrepancies between common names that vary from region to region as I have a lot of references for that sort of thing. No guarantees, but I can probably take some guesswork out of some of it.

Also, do you want participants who start late in the season, like me? Or would you prefer I wait until next year to start posting?

[BillS]

Jamesport, NY
Fruit trees starting to bloom.

Bill S

[KyBee]

Bowling Green, KY area

4/14/05 Ilex x meserveae (ornamental holly hybrids)

4/21 Dogwoods (Cornus Florida)in full bloom in the city. Just getting going in the country so this is probably a good average date. Although we are having a very late spring in general so don't let that throw you off.

[dcross]

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)
4-21-05
53042-1004

[clintonbemrose]

Sweet cherries started yesterday here temps were 70 degrees but they are predicting 30's by Saturday and 1 to 3 inches of the white stuf
Clint
Apples are almost ready to pop
48854

[D. Murrell]

Hi Guys,

Caragana, apples, dandelions are starting to bloom in Casper, Wy 82604 Apr 22. All willows are in full bloom.

Regards
Dennis

[MountainCamp]

April 20, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft
Shadbush full bloom
412 GDD32F / 151 GDD40F

[heartbeat]

center,tx 75935
privet hedge- saw only one plant with one flower cluster open yesterday.

[MountainCamp]

April 24, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft
Cherry almost full bloom
First peach blossum
440 GDD32F / 161 GDD40F

[MountainCamp]

April 25, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft
Red Oak starting to bloom
White Pine starting to bloom
453 GDD32F / 164 GDD40F / 20 GDD50F

[Terri]

4-15 to 4-24 apples, pear, redbud, and cherry were blooming. The wild cherry is still blooming on 4-24 but the domestic cherry is finished.

Strawberries are in full bloom

[dcross]

Caltha palustris(Marsh marigold)
4-21-05
53042-1004

[dcross]

Dandelions
4-25-05
53042-1004

[KyBee]

Robinia pseudoacacia

April 25, 2005

Area south of Bowling Green, KY, 42170, 42101

These trees were NOT blooming April 24th.

Racemes were half way open on younger trees today, April 28. Older trees seem to come along a bit more slowly.

Apples and ornamental purpleleaf plums just finished.

[Jon D.]

Apple trees have been blooming for a day or two. But it is kinda spotty around the area, due to the sudden change up in weather we've had for a week now.
49505

[peggjam]

Dandilions have started blooming here on April 19. They are spotty, but starting to come on strong. Zip 14885.

peggjam

[MountainCamp]

April 28, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft
Now that the little bit of snow is over.
Cherry - Full bloom
Japanese Maple - Full Bloom
White paper and Yellow Birch - Full Bloom
Forsythia - Full bloom
Weeping Willow - Full bloom
Shad Bush - Full Bloom
Peach - 50%
Red Oak - 50%
White Pine - 40% bloom
White Cedar - blooming
Dandelions - Bloom area is expanding from the sunny shelter locations

511 GDD32F / 194.5 GDD40F / 24 GDD50F

[Dave W]

Dave W, Evansville, IN, 47711-1358
Personal observations for 2005

PUSSYWILLOW
1% Buds showing white - 12/25
98% buds showing white - 2/21
Anthers YELLOW w/ pollen - 3/18

FROGS
First Singing - 2/11

HAZELNUT
Blooms turning yellow - 2/12
Shaken blooms emit yellow dust - 2/27

CROCUS
First blooms - 2/15

DAFFODILS
Foliage 4" tall - 1/5
Buds Appear - 2/12
Some bloom in shelered areas - 3/4
First WHITE bloom, our north hillside - 3/16
First YELLOW bloom, our N hillside - 3/18

MAPLE TREES
First red bloom - 2/14

STAR MAGNOLIA
Fuzzy buds - Dec
'Cracking' buds - 2/27
Buds showing white - 3/7

FORSYTHIA
5% in bloom, other areas - 3/1
Our north-facing hillside - 3/28

DANDELION
First bloom - our yard - 3/30

FRUIT TREES
Cherry, 5% open - ?
Service Berry, 5% open - 4/5
Plum, 5% open - 4/1
Pearm 5% - 4/5

RED BUD TREE
Buds appear, not open - 4/1
5% open - 4/5

TEMPERATURES
Last Freeze - 3/17
First 60F - 3/4
First 70F - 3/29
First 80F - 4/4
First 90F - ?
Yearly High - 89F 2004

COLD SNAPS
3/1 thru 3/7 - Some 60s, lows in 40s
3/8 thru 3/15 - Some 40s, lows in 30s
3/16 thru 3/23 - Few 50s, lows in 40s
3/24 thru 3/31 - Most in 60s, lows 38-40
Approx 4/2 - 42/38 last about 2 days
Approx 4/15 (Dogwood winter) - 60/35, sometimes frost.
Approx 5/15 (Blackberry winter)

DOGWOOD
Bloom open but GREEN - 4/5

HARDWOOD LEAF-OUT - ?

LOCUST - ?

CLOVER - ?

WHITE WAX - ?

KATIEDIDS
First Singing mid afternoon - ?

SUMAC
First Bloom - ?
Seed Gone - ?

DOGWOOD BERRIES, Red - ?

PERSIMMON, Yellow leaves - ?

FIRST FROST/FREEZE - ?


Good Luck! smile.gif

[Drifter]

Black Berrys are about to pop blooms here now . If get a couple of warm days it sure would help but forecast is still for cool weather .

Drifter

Stronghurst , Illinois

[Ian]

Everything has come to a stand still, this past weeks cold snap has slowed all progress. Forcast for improved weather next week will bring onthe Acute Willows, and then I hope the hives resume work and make up for lost time!!

[Ricko]

Rockford, MI 49341-9026
Apple Trees
For-get-me-nots
soil temp 43F

[MountainCamp]

May 6, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft

Apple - first blosum late this afternoon

604 GDD32F / 234 GDD40F / 27 GDD50F
Average overall temperature since Jan 1 is 30.8F

[MountainCamp]

May 6, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft

Crab Apple - first blosums

623 GDD32F / 245 GDD40F / 28 GDD50F

[danno1800]

May 8th, 2005
Huntington, WV

Black Locust
Blackberry
Red Rasberry
Wild strawberry

[Ricko]

lillac 5-8
ornamental pear 4-25
Cardinal Crabapple
Dogwood 5-8
Eastern Redbud 5-2
Rockford, MI 49341-9026

[Jon D.]

Use Ricko's date for apple bloom, not mine at 4-28, as there were only a few trees that bloomed. The stronger, more reliable date is reflected in his report of 5-6-05

Sorry for the change-up

[D. Murrell]

Choke Cherries are starting to bloom. And first humming birds return. May 9, 2005. Casper, Wyoming

[GreenMountainRose]

May 9 Dandelions have just started blooming here in the lower elevations of Lamoille County, Vermont. No sign of them yet here at 1200 feet, but I'm hopeful.

May 13 Dandelions are blooming over the septic tank. Alas, it has begun.

[Brunswick Beeworks]

Coastal North Carolina

Blueberries are done blackberries are blooming Gallberries have just begun

[MountainCamp]

May 9, 2005
Round Top, New York 12473
1,100 ft

Common Winter Cress (Yellow Rocket) in Bloom
First swarm hived

681 GDD32F / 276 GDD40F / 35 GDD50F

[Ricko]

Rockford, MI 49341-9026
4/6 found a good crop of Buttercups down in the creek bottoms.

[Ricko]

Rockford, MI 49341-9026
5/7/05 Common Winter Cress (Yellow Rocket) in Bloom, just starting.

[Sundance]

Boxelder winding down.

Ash on the rise.

Dandelions are popping well.

Pembina Plum blooms opening.

Apple blossums a few days from opening.

[Terri]

I saw the first blooms of white dutch clover today. That is the tyoe of clover that is in the lawn in the Kansas city, Kansas area.

[Drifter]

Black Locust is now open about in full bloom and black berrys are starting to open as well . West Central Illinois . Time to start slapping on supers !!!!!!!!!

Drifter

[Michael Bush]

May 12th Greenwood Nebraska, Locusts blooming.

[Michael Bush]

May 13th Russian Olives blooming.

[Billy Y.]

Saw the first yellow sweet clover growing in the road margins on the way home from work yesterday. Wichita, KS. ZIP 67216

Billy Smart

[Ian]

&gt;&gt;FROGS
First Singing - 2/11

The frogs have sang twice here, but our latest cold snap has continued to delay plant bloom. forcast is good for Monday, perhaps it will be the frogs third song, and then I hope our dandilon flow springs to life!!

I was two weeks ahead of normal hive operations near the end of April, but now, with this latest cold snap, I am a week behind,

Nothing to report other than Acute Willow bloom early last week

[Terri]

In the KAnsas city, Kansas area, blackberries are starting to bloom.

Usually the end of the blackberry bloom is the end of the spring honey flow. However, yellow sweet clover is ALSO starting to bloom, (I THINK it is VERY early), so perhaps the usual summer dearth will not be as bad. We have 2 fairly wet years in a row.

[peggjam]

Apples are starting to bloom here.

peggjam

[Jon D.]

[Dan Williamson]

Zip Code: 46392

5/09/05 Choke Cherries Bloomed- High Confidence
5/13/05 Wild Black Berries Bloomed- Wasn't blooming 5/12/05.

5/16/05 Black locust bloomed- High Confidence

Dan

[Billy Y.]

Saw the first catalpa tree blooming today here as well. Wichita, KS 67216

Billy Smart

[Ross]

Greenville, TX 75402
Mesquite is starting

[Sundance]

Apples in full bloom.

Canada Red Chokecherry full bloom.

Plums on back side of bloom.

Dandelions in full swing last 4 to 5 days.

Siberian Peabush (Caragana) full bloom. Bee's go crazy fo this!!! Ignoring my apples for the mst part when Caragana is available.

Tree pollen on the downslope.

[AstroBee]

Bartlett pears - April 1st
Redbuds - April 6th
Dogwood - April 10th
Chinese Holly - April 12th
Sweetleaf - April 17th
Tulip Poplar - April 30th *
Black Locus - May 7th *
American Holly - May 14th *

* Major Flow

So, is all this data going into some super computer in some far off mystical place??

[dcross]

Lilac
53042-1004
5-20-2005

[Ian]

Well, the warm weather has finally came, but still having frequent rains to get any work done!!

Dandilions are making a bolder apperance, but not much nectar is being stored as of yet. Sure hope the weather allows better flight this comming week or I am going to have to make a heavey feeding round!

Saskatoons, wild plums, and choke cherries all made their apperance mid of last week. Bees working all of them.

Something interesting to see was the Acute willow came back right on with a stronge pollen flow Friday. I was sure that is was finnished off by the last cold snap.
Seems Mother nature has just held a week - weekand a half delay on everything up here.


And for those who are interested, the frogs sang their third time yesterday, and the oak trees finally came out into bud.
Perhaps the weather will settle down a bit now,

[Ricko]

Rockford, MI 49341-9026
confirmed May 20,2005 Russian Olive bushes

[Barry Digman]

Farmington, NM 87401
Russian Olive
05-21-05
high confidence

[uncletom]

14733

Honeysuckle (bush, not vine)
Today.

Wild apples May 15th.

"Tame" (?) apples May 7th.

Main Dandelion bloom May 1.

Crab Apples May 20.


"Let the Sun Shine"


tom

( I posted that yesterday, today its cold and raining, supposed to stay this way for the rest of the week! As soon as you think everything is going good......)

[Branman]

Atlanta, GA 30306

Tulip Poplar ENDING(approx 90%+ of flowers have fallen) - high confidence

Blackberry ENDING(approx 90%+ of flowers have fallen) - low to moderate confidence

Hyssops STARTING, first blooms - high confidence

First two constitute the majority of our flow

[Ian]

Ash trees have come out today. Along with crab apple trees.

Finally I have been seeing nectar stored in the hives, and alot of pollen. Forcast has changed right around, looks like we might get some colony activity this week,.?

[Ben Brewcat]

Zip 80540

5/20/05 Prairie flax, Boxelder, lilac

[Dan Williamson]

Zip: 46392

White Dutch Clover bloomed 5/22/05
Medium confidence

Certainly wasn't blooming on 5/18

Dan

[Jon D.]

Horse-Chestnut (Buckeyes), have been blooming for a few days now. Maybe a week ago I saw the very first bloom. I know this is a bad tree for bees, but thought I'd post it regardless, hopefully you can still correlate the bloom time with other plants. 49505

[chillardbee]

south western BC in canada in the fraser valley, a list of the important and/or major pollen and honey flows in order of season first to last bloom.

1. hazel nut, begining in february to third week of february, pollen.
2. cedar, poplar, and alder, 2nd week of february to 1st week in march, pollen.
3. pussy willows, march, nectar and pollen.
4. cherries and maples, end of march to end of april, pollen and nectar (first surplus flow).
5. blueberries, mid april to mid may, nectar (potential surplus flow).
6. hawthorn and acacia, may, we call these the dearth bloom because the bees only earn a living on them as the hives are big, nectar and pollen.
7. raspberries and black berries, june, pollen and nectar(2nd surplus flow).
8. clover, can start either in beginning of may to the middle of june depending on the weather and the farmers grass cutting sceduales and ends in either mid july to end of august depending on dry and hot weather, but usaully a 3 week window between any of those dates is extremly heavy flow,nectar and pollen (3rd and major surplus flow).
9. fireweed, mid july to mid september (give or take a week), nectar and pollen (4 and last major flow).
10. rag weed and golden rod, august, nectar and pollen (rare to have a surplus flow).
11. humming bird feeders, all season, (well, what can i say).

[heartbeat]

center,tx 75935
chinese tallow begining to produce nectar 5/22
(usually starts around 5/12-5/15
began producing last year 5/13/04

[Branman]

in case anyone is still looking at this thread, I edited my previous privet comment, it is definitely not stopped blooming yet in Atlanta.

[Jorge]

West Harrison, NY 10604

2004

29-Feb-04 Snow fingers
11-Mar-04 Crocus
28-Mar-04 Maples, oaks, dafodils
17-May-04 Black locust, black
cherry
23-May-04 Tulip tree, berries
and wild roses
10-Jun-04 Sumac and catalpa
20-Jun-04 Basswood

2005

End March Snow fingers, skunk cabbage
4-Apr-05 Oaks
11-Apr-05 Dafodils, magnolia
20-Apr-05 Flower cherries, crabapples
7-May-05 Apples, red buds
15-May-05 Dog woods
29-May-05 Blackberries, Locusts and tulip trees

Notice that some species are blooming almost 2 weeks later in 2005 than 2004

Jorge

[dcross]

Blackberries
6-2-2005
53042-1004

[Branman]

Atlanta, GA
30306

Mimosa Trees just started blooming

[George Fergusson]

Whitefield Maine 04353

White Clover just starting 6-2-05

Dang, wish I'd discovered this thread sooner. Better start keeping a log...

George-

[BWrangler]

Yellow Sweet Clover is starting to bloom. June 4, 2005, Casper, Wyoming 82604

It's been too cold and wet for very much bee activity so far. The moisture is desperately needed because of the drought.

Regards
Dennis

[dcross]

6-4-2005
White dutch clover
53042-1004

[peggjam]

honeysuckle, lilic 6-4-05. 14885

peggjam

[kbee]

White clover 6-3-05 Locust 6-2-05 both at 13037

[Ricko]

Rockford, MI 49341-9026
June 1, Black Locust
May 26th, Dutch clover
June 5th, Red Clover

[Tia]

White clover ongoing; ligustrum's on the way out; magnolias and squash have just started; bees are very busy and very happy.

[BerkeyDavid]

June 6 Yellow Sweet Clover! - Northwestern Ohio 43504
Ducth clover has been blooming for about a week.

[Jorge]

West Harrison, NY 10604

6-4-05: Wild roses

[Michael Bush]

I was seeing wild roses here in SE Nebraska yesterday (6/7/05) as well.

[dcross]

Yellow Sweet Clover
6-7-2005
53042-1004

First sting of the year, but thankfully no bloom!

[uncletom]

14733

6-5-05

choke cherry

fields and roadsides are covered in buttercups, very pretty, never seen a bee in them though.... so they dont count.

tom

[uncletom]

14733

black locust

sometime this week.

didnt actually see the first bloom, ( it was NOT before this week) but the locust are FULL of bees today.

tom

[kbee]

Blackberrie blooming 6-8-05 Zip 13037

[Doug Reineke]

Sourwood 6/11/05 Zip 30152

Mature trees in my neighborhood are white. My 8 footer is a few days away. Think they are a week or two early.

[mark williams]

&lt;35121&gt;
Elderberry- 6-8-05
Dewberry- 6-01-05

[Ricko]

Rockford,MI 49341-9026
June 11, Yellow Sweet Clover
June 7, Cow Vetch

[Jon D.]

June 12, Catalpa tree is blooming (for real this time), I've also seen some climbing roses blooming, 49505

On the Lakeshore, Black Locust has been blooming since June 8, 49461

[uncletom]

14733

Multiflora Rose

full bloom 6-14-05

tom

[Chrstphr]

95667

16 June 05

Yellow star thistle just starting to bloom

[Jorge]

West Harrison, NY 10604

June 11-12:

Norhtern catalpa
Sumac
Peonies

[BerkeyDavid]

Berkey Ohio 43504
June 18 White Sweet clover startin,
Canadian thistle (noxious weed of no value)
Yellow Sweet clover in full bloom.

[Scott Griffith]

[Michael Bush]

June 14 Dogwood
June 18 Milkweed

Southeastern Nebraska.

[kbee]

Sumac 6-16-05 13037

[BWrangler]

Russian Olive Blooming - June 20,2005 - Casper, Wyoming 82604

First Alfalfa Bloom - June 20, 2005 - Casper Wyoming 82604

It's interesting to note, the tomatoes froze 10 days ago. But it should be 100 degrees or better today.

Regards
Dennis

[BerkeyDavid]

American Basswood - first blooms - June 26, 2005 - Berkey, Ohio 43504

Privet June 24, 2005

consecutive week of 90 + temps. Only .4 inches of rain in June so far. yellow sweet clover almost finished, white in full bloom.

[ScadsOBees]

49428 - Grand Rapids, MI (southwest MI)

June 23 -- White sweet clover started

Catalpa done

[Sundance]

Canola full tilt
Yellow Clover
Alfalfa

[BubbaBob]

30143

Wildflower winding down, but still trickling in. Sourwood beginning, a week to full flow.

BubbaBob

[kbee]

White sweet clover 6-26-05 13037

[Mitch]

June 26 basswood just starting 43545

[kbee]

Milkweed 6-29-05 13037

[dcross]

Basswood
6-30-2005
53042-1004

[kbee]

purple loosestrife 7-10-05 spotted knapweed 7-10-05 13037

[Jon D.]

Red Sumac Blooming 7-4-05 49505
Also noticed first bloom at 7-6-05 49461

[Cyndi]

Sourwood in full bloom here in Western NC. It would help alot if it would QUIT RAINING!!!!!

So, that would be 7-12-05, 28909.

The best part is that when I parked the hive, I did it right underneath a Sourwood tree and didn't even know it...until yesterday, :D :D

[Dan Williamson]

Soybeans bloomed approx 7/9/05. 46392

[dcross]

Canada thistle
7-5-05
53042-1004

White sweet clover
Full bloom
7-13-05
53042-1004

[dcross]

Soybeans(just starting)
7-13-05
53042-1004

[Hill's Hivery]

Soybeans - July 5, 2005

[BWrangler]

Salt Cedar - July 10, 2005 - Casper, Wyoming 82604

We've had several weeks of almost 100 to 106 degree F days and 60 degree nights. 95 - 55 is a more normal temperature range. A couple more weeks of highest temps and then max temps will begin to rapidly decrease.

Regards
Dennis

[Ross]

Short Golden Rod -- first bloom 7/20/05
Looks like the rest is not far behind.
Greenville, TX 75402

[Jon D.]

Queen Anne's Lace Bloomed about July 12, along with a light purple flower which flowers look similar to a daisy (only purple). Lucestrife began to bloom about a week ago (July 21).
49505

[dcross]

Burdock
7-25-05
53042-1004

[Michael Bush]

7/28 It rained on Monday night (three days ago) and the heat finally broke. The bees HAD been hauling in what I think was Soybean honey like crazy in spite of a fairly long drought and hot spell. But suddenly yesterday (after a break in the heat and almost 4" of rain) they started a robbing frenzy. It appears there's a dearth here now. Hopefully the rain will bring more blooms.

[Ricko]

Rockford, Michigan 49341-9026
GoldenRod 8/31/05

[Aspera]

small asters in full bloom, goldenrod just about to start.

Central PA

[uncletom]

7/31/05

Goldenrod

just started.

14733

tom

[BerkeyDavid]

8/2/05 Flat topped goldenrod
43504
just starting.
solidago canadensis still not ready.

[iddee]

Bees left front porch Aug 1
Apiary smelled like dead horse Aug. 2
Saw the yellow tops for the first time Aug. 3
Goldenrod has arrived in Center of N.C.

[notaclue]

See post below

[kbee]

burdock 8-2-05 13037

[franc]

Golden rod just started blooming 8/5
Iron weed is in bloom 8/7
Staghorn Sumac started blooming 7/25 and is now in full bloom 8/7

[Ben Brewcat]

goldenrod 8/6/05 Lyons, CO 80540

[Michael Bush]

August 10th Partridge Peas in Southeast Nebraska.

[kbee]

8-9-05 Goldenrod in Central NY 13037

[notaclue]

Okay, 5 Aug 05, Beebe AR 72012, second bloom Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans). There had been no color that I noticed all summer until then and this was extremely faint. I rode by it the day before and there was no color. Flower pods but no blooms. There are older and a couple last year bean pods so there had to have been a first bloom. Sorry I took so long. I just wanted to be accurate. Thanks Jim!! David

[Dan Williamson]

8/9/05 First Goldenrod bloom
Zip: 46392
High Confidence

[normj]

8/10/05 Goldenrod first start of bloom
8/10/05 Iron Weed in bloom

Norman Jones
Pikeville, KY 41501

[MichaelW]

Goldenrod 8/14/05

Clinton, TN 37716

[dcross]

Goldenrod
8-13-05
53042-1004

[Barry Digman]

Rabbit brush
Chrysothamnus nauseosus
8-13-05
84701

[barbeebee]

Goldenrod bloom 8/13/2005
17922-8721
barb porter auburn, pa

[normj]

Japanese Knotweed/Mexican Bamboo
in bloom 8/17/2005
Pikeville, KY 41501

[iddee]

Jim, if you can identify this plant, I saw it blooming for the first time Aug. 17, Greensboro, NC.
I don't know if it's a honey plant.

[Brunswick Beeworks]

Way down yonder in the land o' cotton. We have blooms in Southeastern NC August 19,

[Michael Bush]

August 22. Goldenrod. Southeastern Nebraska.

[BerkeyDavid]

Question: What is the definition of "Bloom?" I know that sounds stupid, but the goldenrod appears to have bloomed just a little, but no bees working it. there are so many flowerlets on a head...

[Michael Bush]

Ours has bloomed. It's yellow and has flowers. I haven't had time to see if the bees are on it.

[kamerrill]

8/27 Bamboo (Japaneese Knotweed) bloomed.

2-day gains:
Yard 1 = 27 lbs
Yard 2 = 25 lbs
Yard 3 = 32 lbs

[FordGuy]

you are saying that you had 27 to 32 pounds gain in two days from somethng called japanese knotweed?

[danno1800]

My girls are working the japanese knotweed in two neighbors yards. Never seen anything like it!

[MichaelW]

any pics of Japanees Knotweed?
We have some bamboo that comes back every year (green stuff dies in winter, sprouts from roots) , grows in a big bush, and blooms late during fall, the bees absolutely love it. Is that the same?

[Michael Bush]

Some of the Poison Hemlock is starting to bloom, but the Poison Hemlock in my yard has not yet.

8/30 Southeast Nebraska.

[FordGuy]

Poison hemlock...interesting...any residual toxin in nectar/honey? Poor socrates.