Tracking Elderflower Experiment

[zazen999]

I wonder if we could do it....

One of the things I think whilst I am driving round and about from school to school is what is in flower at different times round the country. And I know that Elderflower is due out soon....so I wondered if we as a community could see if we could track our first sightings of Elder Flowers as we see them.

Picture here; but if you don't know what there are, try googling them.

I haven't seen any yet, so I am hoping to have got in early enough to track them coming into flower from the South up the country.

A photo taken of the ones you see if you see them, posted here, would be great.

And of course, tracking the first tastings of and Elderflower Fizz or champers would be a brucie bonus

As you see them come into flower; can you post

date seen & location

I wonder if they all come out within days or over a longer period.....

[Incy]

Mine are budding another few weeks to flower I think.

[Jeanied]

Mine have some flowers open higher up in the tree but the main ones are still in bud. It is not far off though.

[zazen999]

I'm going to sticky this for a few weeks and hope that someone dahn sarf gets one soon; and we can then work our way up the country.

[janeyo]

ours hanging over the fence look promising - maybe 10 days I reckon, they are definitely later than last year. I will keep an eye out as making more stuff this year ready for the inevitable big bang in the shed whilst on holiday (no euphamisms thanks )

[Glutton4...]

Darn it - I was going to lop it all down at the weekend - it's a PITA!

[smallfrog]

In bud in over the fence will keep an eye on it.
Has anyone got a good recipe for edlerflower coridal had some from a friends mum last year and it was lovely. Shes not sure where she got the recipe from.

[OverWyreGrower]

Ours up here is nowhere near flowering, however, will update as soon as it does!

[Alison]

Quite a lot of it round here flowering although there's loads more still in bud.

[shirlthegirl43]

Darn it - I was going to lop it all down at the weekend - it's a PITA!

Send it to me please

I am sure I saw a tree in flower when driving back from Whitley Bay last week but not sure exactly where it was sorry.

None flowering round us yet though.

[Jeanied]

Zazen did you want us to spot the first flower or the tree/ bush in full bloom? If it is the former we are too late already.

[Jelliebabe]

Is High Wycombe south enough? I have a bucket of elderflower champagne on the go in the Kitchen! Picked the elderflowers Saturday (at my local ASDA funilly enough!)

[Mac]

The buds are forming up here, I would probably say a couple more weeks til they come out. Am ready and waiting as missed them for bubbly last year. Our red elders flower later than the dark ones so will hopefully get quite a few bottles done this year!

[Nicos]

Interestingly , mine are still in very tight bud....some of you are way ahead of mine!!

[womble]

Not yet!

I'm not looking forward to it, I'm allergic to the pollen