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woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 2943
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 08 6:01 pm Post subject: Bees flying
Our bees are flying . Anybody else spotted any activity around their hives?

VSS

Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Posts: 2845
Location: Llyn Peninsula, North Wales

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 08 6:05 pm Post subject:
Yup. Been buzzing about all winter more or less. Only stopped when we had 4 days of frost.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 08 6:07 pm Post subject:
Spotted a honey bee on the allotment yesterday.

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 08 6:09 pm Post subject:
Mine have been flying for a couple of weeks now weather permitting - As soon as the rain stops and its mild enough - they are out and about

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 08 6:09 pm Post subject:
Don't get your hopes up too high. Remember last year? The bees were flying and the trees were budding in January then we got a knock-back of snow and frost for nearly 3 months.

woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 2943
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 08 6:14 pm Post subject:
Thats what worries me.

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 08 6:32 pm Post subject:
Mine were given a block of candy a couple of weeks ago - assuming that it will stop raining at somepoint this week - I'll check to see if they need some more - they seem to be fine at the moment

woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 2943
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 08 6:35 pm Post subject:
O.H. prepped candy last night and fed them today, hopefully they'll be okay as well. Dicey business this bee malarky! Give me pigs or cows anyday

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 08 7:05 pm Post subject:
Yes, ours too. Going to go in and feed them next sunny day that we have.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 10:22 am Post subject:
Have been flying all winter. Looked out all the bits to put together a new hive and getting it ready to boil to clean up. Ive fed them with a super of honey stored over winter and going by the amount of activity on 'nice' days i would say she is laying!

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