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Hopefully 18c or 19c ambient with some sun, less rain and double figure overnight temps get everything going. I really hope the wet weather with some warm weather gives nice humid conditions with the Lime and the season recovers.

Some of my colonies are rhn8ng out of stores with Brambles out a flowering. Terrible weather in Solihull.

What temperature do Brambles require to start a flow?

Hope your first year is going well. Lime is a little frustrating. It's a very hit and noss crop. For a good nectar flow your require warm humid conditions with overcast skies ideally. This is because the nectar tends to dry out both in the sun and also in dry air conditions more so than other...

Worth a few quid if hardback it seems.

Lime flowers tightly closed in south Brum at the moment.

Location. I have a beehive in my urban garden and absolutely can't afford for a swarm to go.

Snelgrove board would prevent back filling with stores.

Use as little smoke as possible.

Brambles are now flowering in Stratford Upon Avon. Lime is Solihull has the Braks developing on the flowers.

I live in SSE of Birmingham city centre. Birmingham Airport has increased the amount of freighter arriving especially 747's plus all the domestic flights from Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium and multiple flights a day from some of the cities to mention a few routes. We have within 20 miles 3...

It's the Rkmford one that I think has the potential to be the real worry. Assuming it's a overwinter queen that is mated and there are other mates queens undetected in the local area. Built up area, plenty of places to build nests with little to no access. It's an urban area which remains...

Many seem to prefer a black bee and think it must be AMM or a local bee to their area. Clicked on the Black Mountain queens advert on this site out of idle curiosity. Love the pictures of the Carniolian and Caucasion queens. Wonder how many bee keepers have caught a swarm from these and...

Set up more bait hives. Bees stopped coming to original bait hive but it is in a sunny position tbh so I don't think they like it.

My Bait hive started to have attention this afternoon. Fingers crossed.

Wandering around Tyseley Railway Depot today and there are brambles with flower buds identical to your photo there.

I have it at home. The roots go down easily 2 meters, really dense root system and they snap as soon as you tug. Nothing like bund weed where your can lift it out with a fork and seperdre from the earth with a few shakes. I use Kurtail. One of the snags is that because it has a waxy foliage...

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Lime in full leaf here in Solihill, has been for quite a few weeks.

Absolutely nothing to report in 2024 But for all things Lime trees, especially Flowering and nectar flows this is the thread to use.