Greetings from the Apennines

Leila · Mar 27, 2017

Hi everyone and greetings from the Tosco-Emiliano Apennines at 1130metres up, here in Italy.
We're due to get our first 2 nucs in the next couple of weeks and begin beekeeping. We are really excited. We're coming to the end of a rather hopeless beekeeping course and had it not been for the wealth of info on the Internet and lots of lovely books, we'd be stuffed! Fortunately I had the day with a couple of beekeepers last Friday, so it's beginning to slot into place. Anyway, I thought I'd join this community to see how different people do things in different parts of the world, or indeed different parts of the UK!

Gilberdyke John · Mar 28, 2017

Leila said:
Hi everyone and greetings from the Tosco-Emiliano Apennines at 1130metres up, here in Italy.
We're due to get our first 2 nucs in the next couple of weeks and begin beekeeping. We are really excited. We're coming to the end of a rather hopeless beekeeping course and had it not been for the wealth of info on the Internet and lots of lovely books, we'd be stuffed! Fortunately I had the day with a couple of beekeepers last Friday, so it's beginning to slot into place. Anyway, I thought I'd join this community to see how different people do things in different parts of the world, or indeed different parts of the UK!

Welcome to the madhouse

Out of interest at what height do bees struggle to fly in thin air?

Erichalfbee · Mar 28, 2017

Welcome
Hope you enjoy becoming addicted

Robbo8916 · Mar 28, 2017

it will be nice to see how things go in Italy for you. As you say different parts of the UK have their own climates so things can be hugely different.

I hope you enjoy your bees and keep us posted!

Swarm · Mar 28, 2017

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=39171
Welcome Leila the above may interest you, another forum member in Italy.

Leila · Mar 28, 2017

Gilberdyke John said:
Welcome to the madhouse
Out of interest at what height do bees struggle to fly in thin air?

Thanks everyone for the welcome. Interesting question! I was reading in another forum that this chap had bees at 1500m altitude and they were still okay. I think they'll be laughing at 1130! At least we're above the horrible smog that hangs over the lowlands of Emilia Romagna. That's far more detrimental to the poor little blighters!!