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Livestock => Bees & Beekeeping => Topic started by: Laurieston on March 04, 2013, 08:56:32 pm

Title: they're flying !!!
Post by: Laurieston on March 04, 2013, 08:56:32 pm
Spring seems to have arrived, and the bees are flying.  How good is it to hear them buzzing around again.

Anyone else got Spring yet?
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Post by: deepinthewoods on March 04, 2013, 09:16:25 pm
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:     :excited:
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Post by: sokel on March 04, 2013, 11:08:34 pm
Seriously not spring here yet !
we are still having minus 5 deg on a night and a bitter cold wind during the day even though its sunny.
Last year we had a scorcher in the middle of march then in april we where snowed in with blizzards for days   :o
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Post by: benkt on March 05, 2013, 06:09:19 am
Mine have been out and about too the last week or so, definitely good to see! Not spotted any pollen coming in yet just a lot of spring cleaning activity.
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Post by: Bionic on March 05, 2013, 08:48:05 am
Quote from: Laurieston on March 04, 2013, 08:56:32 pm
Spring seems to have arrived, and the bees are flying.  How good is it to hear them buzzing around again.

Anyone else got Spring yet?
Its been very cold at night here (Carmarthenshire) but the days have been good and our bees are flying too  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Beeducked on March 05, 2013, 08:40:51 pm
We've had a coup,e of really nice days and the girls are out and about. Saw 3 different colours of pollen coming in. Think the end of the snowdrops, hazel and helleborus but not completely sure.
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Post by: Wendy@blueborage on March 05, 2013, 08:42:52 pm
Yes - today was warm and sunny here  :sunshine:   The bees were out on the crocuses - a lovely sight.   
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Post by: hughesy on March 06, 2013, 01:31:20 pm
Ours have been flying too this last week. Even saw a couple of bumble bees in the garden yesterday so spring must be on it's way.
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Post by: Greenerlife on March 06, 2013, 02:45:48 pm
Mine were out yesterday but staying at home today (much like myself! ;D )
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Post by: YorkshireLass on March 06, 2013, 03:08:47 pm
My Christmas box was alive with bees and flies for the last few sunny days, but none today.
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Post by: downtoearth on March 12, 2013, 04:23:46 pm
Not warm enough here in the N of S, cant imagine much happening for a while yet!
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Post by: Sudanpan on March 12, 2013, 04:57:25 pm
Bees from our 2 hives were out and about last week which was lovely to see  :thumbsup:


However with the turn in the weather and the return of freezing and bitter winds there has been no sign. I have slabs of fondant over the feeding holes on the crown board and it looks like they have been using some of it. I don't know why but I now have a sinking feeling about one of the colonies - but will just sit tight with fingers crossed  :fc:


Here's to some higher temperatures soon!  :sunshine: