nikca House Bee Joined May 27, 2011 Messages 123 Reaction score 6 Location Dordogne Hive Type National Number of Hives 3 increasing Mar 22, 2013 #1 Took this while out in the boat on my lake... it's been Willow time for the last 3 weeks - finally caught them at it!
Took this while out in the boat on my lake... it's been Willow time for the last 3 weeks - finally caught them at it!
dpearce4 Queen Bee Beekeeping Sponsor Joined Apr 24, 2011 Messages 3,527 Reaction score 3 Location Coastal, West Sussex Hive Type Commercial Number of Hives a few more than last year but still not enough Mar 22, 2013 #2 Wow amazing picture.
MJBee Drone Bee Joined Dec 4, 2008 Messages 1,812 Reaction score 1 Location Dordogne 24360 France Hive Type Commercial Number of Hives 16 a mix of Commercial, National, 14 x 12, Dadant and a Warre Mar 23, 2013 #3 nikca said: Took this while out in the boat on my lake... it's been Willow time for the last 3 weeks - finally caught them at it! Click to expand... Lovely picture Nik, Mine were returning looking like yellow powder puffs yesterday - willow AND gorse - their cup runneth over. Back to normal today, cool and wet, not "the first days of spring" rather "a one day spring"
nikca said: Took this while out in the boat on my lake... it's been Willow time for the last 3 weeks - finally caught them at it! Click to expand... Lovely picture Nik, Mine were returning looking like yellow powder puffs yesterday - willow AND gorse - their cup runneth over. Back to normal today, cool and wet, not "the first days of spring" rather "a one day spring"
enrico Queen Bee Joined Mar 4, 2011 Messages 11,971 Reaction score 3,233 Location Somerset levels Hive Type National Number of Hives 5 Mar 23, 2013 #4 Well here on the welsh border we have six inches of snow....just measured it....worst in the past four years....wonder if Builth is still on! Nice picture though....looking forward to spring!
Well here on the welsh border we have six inches of snow....just measured it....worst in the past four years....wonder if Builth is still on! Nice picture though....looking forward to spring!
J johnfly House Bee Joined Apr 23, 2009 Messages 127 Reaction score 2 Location presteigne, powys, wales Hive Type National Number of Hives 30 Mar 23, 2013 #5 very little snow at builth, few people there, but four wheel drive to get there this morning Last edited: Mar 23, 2013