What's happing in my hive today

[coventry bee boy]

31-03-2014 wind 7mph


Forecast Summary
Today
Generally dry with some bright or sunny periods and perhaps an isolated shower. Later this afternoon a few heavier showers may develop with a risk of more organised thundery rain for a time this evening. Light winds and feeling warm.

Tonight
Risk of showers or thundery rain at first this evening, but this clearing north by the early hours. Dry thereafter, and becoming misty with patchy fog and ground frost developing.

Environmental Summary
UV: 2
UK Range: 1-7
Pollution: Very High
UK Range: Low to Very High
Pollen: Low
UK Range: Low to Very High

nothing happening in the hive yet today will report back latter

 

[Davelin]

Be aware that thundery weather may well make you bees agitated. They don't like it.

 

[coventry bee boy]

thank you - i love this place your all so helpful - is there anything i can do too make the bee's happier please?

 

[beeno]

Hi coventry bee boy,
I would have thought a colony's number one measure of happiness is when the bee keeper leaves them alone.

 

[coventry bee boy]

the set up is - we can see them from the kitchen window- and the garden is well lit all night long

 

[victor meldrew]

Not sure about the 'well lit' feature of your garden . Still shouldn't matter really as a large portion of a colony are at work 24/7
VM.


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[Nige.Coll]

can't see mine they are 3 miles away atm.
couldn't have my hives in the garden if i wanted to.

not having them at home stops me messing around with them though so i guess it has it's good points

 

[coventry bee boy]

thank you too both off you - lots off action today now

 

[coventry bee boy]

Monday, 31 March 2014, 17:22:45 BST



Forecast Summary
This Evening and Tonight
Some showery rain around this evening, and this could be heavy perhaps thundery at times, before it clears away to the north during the early hours of Tuesday. Then largely dry with some patchy mist or fog developing.

Environmental Summary
UV: 2
UK Range: 1-7
Pollution: Very High
UK Range: Low to Very High
Pollen: Moderate
UK Range: Low to Very High

pollen seems better - dose it ever get very high in uk or not?

 

[victor meldrew]

Weather reports warn of air Bourne pollen grains ,bees go for none wind pollinating plants so pollen counts mean little.
Bees flying over grass land do accidentally pick up airborne pollen due to their being statically charged . This is a reason for honey still being beneficial in hay fever cases even though the bees producing it don't actively gather grass pollen.
VM


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[coventry bee boy]

yes i know this but i was just reading the meter's and copying here

 

[BeeJayBee]

pollen seems better - dose it ever get very high in uk or not?

Yes. You can sometimes see clouds of it coming off conifers on a sunny day. When grass flowers are ripe they'll produce a lot of pollen, but you might not notice it as readily.

 

[user 6228]

Yes. You can sometimes see clouds of it coming off conifers on a sunny day. When grass flowers are ripe they'll produce a lot of pollen, but you might not notice it as readily.

from conifers yes lots of it ... so much it looked like smoke from a fire

 

[Gilberdyke John]

yes i know this but i was just reading the meter's and copying here

Why?
You are new and eager but please understand this forum has been around a long time without daily copy of weather reports and somehow survived.
Read it and learn is a good motto, just keep a healthy dose of cynicism as some of the responses are cast iron science and some are ill conceived. The trick is to recognise each and base your actions accordingly

 

[coventry bee boy]

Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 07:17:32 BST Wind Speed (mph) 2

Forecast Summary
Today
Mist and locally dense fog patches will clear through the first part of the morning, to leave a dry and fine day with plenty of sunshine. It will also feel rather warm for many into the afternoon.

Tonight
Dry in the evening with some clear periods. However it is likely to become cloudier through the night, as some locally heavy showers move in from the south.

Environmental Summary
UV: 2
UK Range: 1-7
Pollution: Low
UK Range: Low to Very High
Pollen: High
UK Range: Low to Very High

 

[Davelin]

Why?
You are new and eager but please understand this forum has been around a long time without daily copy of weather reports and somehow survived.
Read it and learn is a good motto, just keep a healthy dose of cynicism as some of the responses are cast iron science and some are ill conceived. The trick is to recognise each and base your actions accordingly

Took a lot of notice of you then GJ!!

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Took a lot of notice of you then GJ!!

You can take a horse to Water but you can't make it drink. With luck he'll settle down (or become my very first ignore setting.)

 

[coventry bee boy]

i've had quite a few people say the information is help full so it will be here for a while

 

[victor meldrew]

This is the beginners section Coventry bee boy is a beginner !
Rab was his usual scathing self .
Funny how certain factions claim ownership of that which patently isn't theirs !
VM


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[coventry bee boy]

what am i doing wrong here?