Author: SBKA Admin2

As we move into the warmth of spring with longer days and plenty of blossom, the season has really started

As the weather has taken a turn for the better the spring flowers, many of them pollen and nectar producing,

After a warm February we have returned to normal wet and cold temperatures of March, with the colonies getting out

In the early part of the month we had a few hard frosts where I emptied my ‘Bee Shed’ of

The cold spell didn’t last long and as we move into January it is unseasonably dry and warm at 12o

At last those weather systems of winter have arrived to settle colonies down into their cluster to combat the cold

At the present time this November is rather dry and warm with the expected frosts clearly not going to arrive

After a very dry September we can expect much of the same in October with balmy temperatures and little rain

As we move towards the Autumn with the nights drawing in and temperatures starting to drop, this is an important

August is that oh-so-important month as you prepare the Bees for the long winter, when there will be no nectar