The heavy rains and wind of the last week has done a number on these willow flowers. There is not as much pollen as there should be (blown and washed away). Not many bees around either, but I did finally see the Andrenids (Andrena dunningi) I'd been looking for recently. These nest in the bare ground around the pond. The south facing slope is a great spot for them as they don't like to nest amongst dense vegetation. I noticed that this year, they have also made nest holes west of the pond in areas that are at present bare.