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November 14, 2014

What do the bees do in winter?

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The #salad crops are providing lots of leaves in the #greenhouse. #tomatoes #aubergine #sweetpeppers #chillies and more ready to put out soon.

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The #salad crops are providing lots of leaves in the #greenhouse. #tomatoes #aubergine #sweetpeppers #chillies and more ready to put out soon.

#queenrearing putting the queen into a #cupkit. She will lay in the little cups. When the larvae are one day old they can be used to create #queencells and #queenbees. This queen is a #blackbee #apismelliferamellifera #amm

#appleblossom finally in flower almost one month later than last year. The #honeybees and all #pollinators scrambling for the the nectar and pollen. Hopefully this cold spell with NE winds will end soon.

The #forgetmenot is flowering and secreting #nectar, much to the delight of the #honeybee. It had the smallest of #pollen grains and as you can see the bees tongue is a tight fit

The #pearblossom is two weeks later than last year; still not fully out. It’s being well pollinated as usual. Must be because of the cold start to spring we’ve had.

The Rosemary’s been flowering for quite a while now, late afternoon some #honeybees started foraging on it. See the #pollen on the hairs of the bee perfect for #pollinating.

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