Earliness: the quality of being early

Solution 1:

Timeliness or prematureness are probably too vague and spurious respectively.

Could I suggest removing the constraint that it is __ness and suggest "spring doesn't mind being an early bird," which might even have some pleasant connotations if spring is what is actually being written about.

Solution 2:

I like earliness best, but if you don't mind being a little on the fringe, you could try prepunctuality.