newbie - whats my queen up to??

[user 6228]

a case of schrodingers bees i think

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

a case of schrodingers bees i think

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[keithgrimes]

Its too early to be going through them. Many people seem to be inspecting early this year..

Someone asked the question re first looks into hive over a month ago.

They were told that it was too early - they should be left until 'such and such' date, but I recall saying it may be a couple of weeks, or perhaps a couple of months, depending on the weather NOT the date.

Bees don't work to dates. I saw a post earlier today, where a farmer is predicting OSR in bloom in a week, in Lincolnshire. How can one possibly predict what the weather patterns are going to be? And no point in waiting for a set date, that is for sure if things are progressing very much earlier than expected.

Yes, it may turn cold next week and severely disrupt the spring expansion - chilled brood and all sorts, but I have certainly never worked to the old historical 'fixed dates' for the last decade.

I agree. there is rape by me which looks like it will be in bloom within a week in Northumberland !!