Looking at the honey makes me want some of it LOL.
DH is arguing the red spots are royal jelly I'm arguing right back that it's pollen because royal jelly is milky looking not red. I figure it's the orange pollen from the crocus that's been capped. Plus the frame is in the brood box and they store pollen and honey like that to have it handy for feeding all those babies.
I think he'll be adding supers soon the way they are working today.

Very interesting with the different colors! It must have been nice to see everyone looking so healthy!

It was nice to see them doing so well. However, we seem to have a welfare hive they are going in and out but don't seem to be bringing anything in with them.

I agree with you Margaret; it's either pollen OR it could be red colored honey from certain plants. But I don't think it's royal jelly at all.
I once had some plum honey from strictly a plum orchard which was as dark purple/red as you can imagine & it was the BEST honey I ever put in my mouth!!!!!!!

Hmmm forgot all about the plum tree near the hives need to go see if it's blooming.

Nope, plum tree hasn't bloomed yet so I still say it's pollen.

Must be.

I agree to on the color, I remember having some buckwheat honey that was really dark in color and honey in other colors too, I think it depends on the sources the bees are using. Never have had and but would love to try plum honey!

Christine you are right about the source of nectar being the source of the color of honey.

I know you read this article when I published it last year but read it again for a refresher

http://garden.org/articles/vie...

My first bee picture of the year. The Nanking bush cherries bloomed incredibly early this year - at least a month early. This was taken March 24.

Great picture Tabby. Hope you see lots more bees there.

that is a great picture, Tabby!! We're blooming early here too!

Wonderful photo Tabby!

The only bee picture I have taken, last years bloom season.

Good picture for an in flight bee.

Nice photo Jake!

Thank-you

Welcome Jake and I agree very nice picture of one in flight.

Awwwwwwwwww, isn't he cute.

Here's looking at you kid.

Ok so this one isn't a real live honey bee but I wanted to show it off anyway. Click to enlarge picture