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Ohh..I knew it..this going to get out of hands soon..truffels ::)..the chocolate sort? :P ;DYes..not that you mention..I've seen loads dangling down along road sides..but but it's not been that good for bees to get to that pollen..rain and/or cold every other day >:(
Bees will only do short trips in cold weather. there have been a couple of days so far when I've seen them bringing in full loads of hazel pollen, but normally they only bring in a tiny bit if they fly at all in hazel time. If you want to help them, plant the things close to the hives. Snowdrops and blackthorn are also good.
Huge fluffy male flower, tiny female flower (nice if you've got a loup) - hazels are wind-pollinated.Just a guess, but if bees take the pollen they would be giving nothing in return (not the usual state of affairs) - I'd not be surprised if the plant arranged it so it doesn't taste that good (to a bee).Any experts out there?Cheers.