First Snow

[jonnybeegood]

Role on spring, some on here are getting very bored.
On a positive note, first Daffs are in flower in my fields, so wont be long.
PS anyone want to argue they are primroses ???
S

Lol, some people just cant admit defeat, find a new job fella, cos if your employer finds out you don't know a buzzard from a sparr you have had it. I feel sorry for the birds you misidentify in your job that could lose their homes because maybe you don't know a rare bird from a common one!

 

[Stiffy]

Lol, some people just cant admit defeat, find a new job fella, cos if your employer finds out you don't know a buzzard from a sparr you have had it. I feel sorry for the birds you misidentify in your job that could lose their homes because maybe you don't know a rare bird from a common one!

Spent too long studying and in the field to be worried about your constant insistence that you are right.
But getting bored with this tiresome thread now and have too much work to do. Please continue to believe its a buzzard if you like as there's no harm in you reading your Ispy book of birds and then believing what you have seen
S

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Cuckoo?

 

[Ely]

Na, dead parrot.

 

[Michael Palmer]

Goodness me. A simple photo of bees and snow and .......

 

[mbc]

Na, dead parrot.

Lol

 

[inthewoods]

one is a buzzard .the other on aerial is female sparrow hawk ..give my prize to charity...

 

[YorkshireBees]

Goodness me. A simple photo of bees and snow and .......

Yep, it's a sure sign that Winter is here and there is no beekeeping to be done!

 

[BeeBeeKa]

Goodness me. A simple photo of bees and snow and .......

You never know what you open in a forum: a simple thread or a Pandora’s box

 

[Ely]

Well, we did have 5" in November that melted, but this past week it really piled up. More than a foot from Tuesday through Thursday. Looks like the snow is here to stay.

Do you find it isn't necessary to heat your bees over winter?

 

[Michael Palmer]

The bees warm themselves.

 

[Chrisfnvs]

I saw a few flocks of Fieldfares today it is said they herald the arrival of cold weather so maybe we will get some soon

 

[Ely]

The bees warm themselves.

Yes. I am just wondering why some beekeepers feel the need to heat them.

 

[BrianO]

Goodness me. A simple photo of bees and snow and .......

I hear Ya ... Like being in school again...

You're all wrong it's a Bloody Seagull !!!

 

[richardbees]

Yes. I am just wondering why some beekeepers feel the need to heat them.

...I've never heard of anyone actually heating their hives but a lot of UK beekeepers insulate their hives - especially on top of the coverboard.

 

[Michael Palmer]

Well there's Michael Bush over at BeeSource who says he uses aquarium heaters to warm his nucs. His yard is a spaghetti of extension cords.

 

[BeeBeeKa]

Yes. I am just wondering why some beekeepers feel the need to heat them.

Cause even huge dinosaurs have died out because of cold
More warmth -> less food needed, less diseases, more brood, earlier brood development etc…
Good insulation - it`s all they need IMHO ... preheating->electricity costs-> subject to cost balances IMHO

 

[Finman]

Well there's Michael Bush over at BeeSource who says he uses aquarium heaters to warm his nucs. His yard is a spaghetti of extension cords.

They must be terrarium heaters.

 

[user 6228]

They must be terrarium heaters.

why bother when bees with the right insulation are good for -40C

 

[Finman]

why bother when bees with the right insulation are good for -40C

Most beekeepers do things which are unnecessary. But it is so nice. - Like listening and knocking the hive. Knocking keeps hive warm and vivid.