Weather damage here

[Poly Hive]

In the central east mids we have suffered the last five days from intensely heavy cloud bursts.

I worked the North Sea for 28 years and I can recall once seeing rain this intense in that time, and this has been every day for 5 days now.

Two things worry me.

First that a lot of foragers will have been tempted out in the dry spells, and get swept into the undergrowth by the power of the rain to get chilled and die.

Lack of forage arriving, less bees to cuddle the brood, and considerable damage can result. Check they have stores please as starvation can happen pretty fast.

Be watchful, and if this weather is not happening to you then count your serious blessings as it is hellish here.

Download Festival got renamed Drownload.

PH

 

[Zante]

From what I'm reading in general of this year I'm glad I'll be skipping it...

 

[Binge]

Mastered the science of cryogenic suspension?!

I was hoping to be worrying about the June Gap, not flood!
Still buzzing in and out here though, although we've not had any torrential downpours in the day time here yet.

 

[Millet]

Its the first warm and dry day here in 7days the rest have been dull and damp.

 

[Erichalfbee]

More rain forecast here though not of deluvian proportions. Next week looking better.
I'm having to do necessary stuff while dodging showers.

 

[Brigsy]

The downpours have been sudden and ferocious. I fear foragers will have been well and truly caught out.

 

[birdsandbees]

Had some serious downpours here too!

Flippin weather!

 

[BeeJuice]

The bad weather here came as soon as the OSR finished. I have scales under one hive and they have been losing half a pound a day when previously they were gaining two to three.

 

[Teemore]

My father has been keeping an eye(and ear) to the colonies closest to home and they haven't really been flying in recent days. Plenty going on in the hives when you put an ear to them though. Once the last of the Sycamore flowers disappeared, the foragers appear to have taken a break.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Yes. Eating honey and making queen cells

 

[snelgrove]

Its the first warm and dry day here in 7days the rest have been dull and damp.

Aye but back to dull and damp again

 

[tonyofarr]

Torrential rain here again today. I set up a load of nucs and mating nucs the other week and the chances of the virgins getting mated.............zero. I just hope the weather improves soon.

 

[Hivemaker.]

No rain at all here this week so far, just nice warm sunny days, rain is forecast for tomorrow though by the met guessers.

 

[Poly Hive]

Count your blessings mannie.

Into the 7th day of rain here. Deluges so severe it has popped out a cast iron downpipe from its joint creating a four story cascade. Roofers turned out for us and sorted it out thank goodness.

7pm this evening it was lightening and consequential down pours.

Becoming biblical here.

PH

 

[Nige.Coll]

No point worrying about stuff you can't control.
What will be will be.
Most new queens seem to be laying so sod the weather now

 

[Plenty of honey]

Same here across the channel. 48mm of rain in 48 hrs.
However, this may be a good thing in the long run, if we get warm in a week for so, If, then it could spell a great nectar flow!! everything else is ready!! bees are losing weight at the moment! keeping a close eye on them.

 

[Hivemaker.]

Count your blessings mannie.

Not a blessing really, way too dry here, need some rain, and then some heat to get a honey flow going.

The rain the met office guessers forecast never materialized.

 

[nantmoel]

Not a blessing really, way too dry here, need some rain, and then some heat to get a honey flow going.

The rain the met office guessers forecast never materialized.

You should live here in Wales! Rain - lol we have it most of the time

 

[BeeJayBee]

Not a blessing really, way too dry here, need some rain, and then some heat to get a honey flow going.

The rain the met office guessers forecast never materialized.

The high temps they forecast didn't happen and it's quite cold. The rain did arrive, but in greater volumes than the computers predicted.

I'd swap as much rain as you need in return for some of your dry HM, if only I could.

 

[Tremyfro]

My bees have put in a requisition for umbrellas and wellies! They reckon the 9lbs of liquid gold they paid me was enough for them all to keep dry!