Are your bees snowed in?

[Queens59]

Funny - my brother (a keen rally navigator) married a Finnish girl and moved to Finland...his first job? Teaching Finns how to drive in the snow!!

 

[blackbrood]

Love the hog. excellent idea. Wakefield today bright all day but tonight started snowing heavy again.

 

[TBRNoTB]

Is that running from an angry bee?

Ian

Is that Mossley as in Common?

Regards
TBRNoTB

 

[solidair]

A bit more than an inch up here in northumberland and -7c today tucked up and ok i hope!

 

[Cazza]

You lot who like snow must be mad! OK if you don't have to drive in it I suppose - no work tomorrow so might be making a snowman. Now - where did I put that carrot......................

Took 2 and a half hours to drive a normally 40 minute journey into Norwich yesterday. Still love the stuff....

Cazza

 

[Erichalfbee]

how did u mold the spikes?

Ben P

Very soft newly fallen snow, so still "wet"
I have to admit that was from last year. My daughter made it and it lasted a month. We had to drive round it.

 

[blackbrood]

woke up to lots of snow in Wakefield today, well a couple of inches anyway

 

[iball]

Is that Mossley as in Common?

Regards
TBRNoTB

No it's Mossley as in Lancashire, but you're probably right about the common bit.

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

Our village isolated today, so a days "work at home" building brood boxes

 

[Ruth85]

Snow has arrived in North Kent, and hasn't stopped so far!snow day at home!

 

[Vergilius]

About 3 inches of snow in Sussex! Been sub-zero for the last few days so its settling well. Boarded up hive and will post pics tomorrow when school's called off... well hopefully...


Ben P

 

[Rosti]

Now officially fed-up with the stuff! had it at home since last Thursday, went to Newcastle Sunday - yep, more of the stuff. Tried to fly out Monday morning, got to the airport (interesting) airport shut (snow but web site said it was open) finally flew 18:00 (got there at 04:15!), got to Brussels, snow came in, delay, 2 hours, got to northern spain, guess what, snow forcast for Thurs & Friday! Then it'll be home again - I guess to snow. No ideas how the girls are fairing - unavoidably in the Polyhive camp, leave them to it.

Cyprus sounds nice.

 

[victor meldrew]

About 3 inches of snow in Sussex! Been sub-zero for the last few days so its settling well. Boarded up hive and will post pics tomorrow when school's called off... well hopefully...
Ben P

Dear Dear . schools called off indeed?
Back in 1947, 5 foot of snow didn't result in school closures .
Woke up Sunday morning to an eerie light (caused by snow covering the down stairs windows) . Mother opened front door , both of us then dug a path to the centre of the road (the snow plough had already been down the road ,Sunday or no ).
I then walked to church which was packed as usual , half way I met my mate and his father at the junction of a side road (all part of the adventure) .
Monday morning, school as usual and woe betide any absentees .
Latterly I had a friend who taught at a school 25 miles away, his main complaint was that after arriving at school , an inch of snow having fallen, he found half the locally based staff ringing in with the excuse that they couldn't get their cars of their drives .
What a wonderful world

John Wilkinson

 

[Gardenbees]

alas, poor drones...

A scattering of snow here in Gloucestershire and very low temps even by last winter's standards. No flying bees and a faint buzz from the clusters, but both my hives had a little heap of 20 or 30 discarded drones on the ground under the entrance to indicate that the girls are still doing a spot of housekeeping. All except one of the outcasts were drones. I think these are the remaining loafers who were hanging around near the entrance, unwanted in the cluster. They have been neatly heave-ho-ed out through the mouseguard.

There's a nice, warm, honey smell wafting faintly from the entrances, always a reassuring sign. But I can see that I might have to dish out some fondant this year to keep them going despite their fairly generous initial stores.

Quite a start to winter...

 

[Somerford]

days off...

Dear Dear . schools called off indeed?
Back in 1947, 5 foot of snow didn't result in school closures .
Woke up Sunday morning to an eerie light (caused by snow covering the down stairs windows) . Mother opened front door , both of us then dug a path to the centre of the road (the snow plough had already been down the road ,Sunday or no ).
I then walked to church which was packed as usual , half way I met my mate and his father at the junction of a side road (all part of the adventure) .
Monday morning, school as usual and woe betide any absentees .
Latterly I had a friend who taught at a school 25 miles away, his main complaint was that after arriving at school , an inch of snow having fallen, he found half the locally based staff ringing in with the excuse that they couldn't get their cars of their drives .
What a wonderful world

John Wilkinson

I couldn't agree more. I drive 1 hr to work along lanes and A roads...and I still get there in time for work when half the staff yesterday were late because their bus was cancelled - and they only live 2 miles from work...have they never heard of WALKING....???

I've already told them if/when it really snows, I'll still be in and will pick any shirkers up in the Landrover....but they can bl**dy well walk home !

regards

Somerford

 

[victor meldrew]

I couldn't agree more. I drive 1 hr to work along lanes and A roads...and I still get there in time for work when half the staff yesterday were late because their bus was cancelled - and they only live 2 miles from work...have they never heard of WALKING....???

I've already told them if/when it really snows, I'll still be in and will pick any shirkers up in the Landrover....but they can bl**dy well walk home !

regards

Somerford

You and I are obviously from an era when men were men and women were glad of it !

John Wilkinson

 

[Dishmop]

and they only live 2 miles from work...have they never heard of WALKING....???

perhaps they feel it is against H & S regulations...


or if they fall over they cant sue anybody.

 

[YorkshireBees]

Hmm, looking outside this morning I think I should get a snow shovel out and go and make sure there is an air gap under the OMF and at least air can flow under the hives!!

 

[Silly Bee]

Dear Dear . schools called off indeed?
Back in 1947, 5 foot of snow didn't result in school closures .
Woke up Sunday morning to an eerie light (caused by snow covering the down stairs windows) . Mother opened front door , both of us then dug a path to the centre of the road (the snow plough had already been down the road ,Sunday or no ).
I then walked to church which was packed as usual , half way I met my mate and his father at the junction of a side road (all part of the adventure) .
Monday morning, school as usual and woe betide any absentees .
Latterly I had a friend who taught at a school 25 miles away, his main complaint was that after arriving at school , an inch of snow having fallen, he found half the locally based staff ringing in with the excuse that they couldn't get their cars of their drives .
What a wonderful world

John Wilkinson

The snow of '47 always reminds me of dad.

A slight flurry in the New Year and he always said, "Ah, this is just how it started in '47"

Have to agree tho', a dusting of snow and the place grinds to a halt now.

 

[victor meldrew]

A drizzle of snow yesterday which froze hard ! roads clear , pavements covered by a dusting of the frozen castor sugar , people passed without leaving a trace of their footsteps !
No further flurries, over night air must have been bone dry ,as although bitterly cold , no frost on any of the vehicles this morning

John Wilkinson