I haven't seen a honey bee yet.

[fishpond]

Title says it all really.
I have seen Bumble Bees, Queen Wasps, Hover Bees, even flies, but I haven't seen a honey bee yet.
I thought it may be too early, any ideas.
Tomorrow aft is dedicated to spotting Honey Bees.

[flynch]

Not seen one yet, should keep an eye out for them

[vivienz]

A near neighbour keeps bees, but i reckon we provide most of the food for them early in the year as we have a big winter flowering section of heathers, winter honeysuckle, mahonia and daphne. When they first emerge, they also visit us to drink from our small pond. The cluster along the side wall just above the water and have a good long slurp - it carries of for about a week and then they've had enough or have found other sources of moisture and they move onto the flowers. Very interesting.

[Mr Bones]

They've been out on warmer days for a month or so here. Just a case of when it's warmer and not windy.

[Guest]

Seen a few here. Mainly the small ones (I think they are the Italian honeybees but could be wrong), but I have absolutely loads of fuzzies as they are after all the purple dead nettles. Mind you the honeybees will soon disappear once the rapeseed is out

[DannyK]

They've been out on warmer days for a few weeks here too but there are two hives over the road.

Winter honeysuckle has been their mainstay. Crocuses and hellebores too.

If you want a bee magnet try photinia davidiana 'Palette'. When it's flowering you can hear the buzzing from across the garden.

[alldigging]

Seen loads. Is it cheating to have two hives in the garden though?

[happyhumph]

I think it does give you an unfair advantage alldigging we don't get many here but about half a mile away from us they get loads again due to hives across the road. Loads of fuzzies though - going mad for hellebores at the moment - and they love the stachys byzantina later in the year.

[sparrow100]

5 hives on our site so I've seen a few, but they mostly go further afield and we rely on the buzzies. They've been poking about busily. Love 'em! I grow lots of cerinthe for them each year and in the morning the noise is almost deafening.

[Madasafish]

Seen loads. Is it cheating to have two hives in the garden though?

No.. I have 9 so 2 is not cheating :-)

[fishpond]

Drew a blank this afternoon.

[fishpond]

Finally seen one today.