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MEMBER BULLETIN BOARD => GREETINGS/TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF => Topic started by: hivepirate on September 12, 2014, 11:18:39 AM

Title: greetings from north florida
Post by: hivepirate on September 12, 2014, 11:18:39 AM
Near the coast one would think a bee's gross forage area (circumference) is cut in half by the presence of open ocean water; but it doesn't seem to affect my bees!
Title: Re: greetings from north florida
Post by: BeeMaster2 on September 12, 2014, 01:17:01 PM
HP,
Welcome to the forum.
Are you trying to warn us beeks up here with that name or just your bees?  :-D
I do not exactly where you are but if you are any where near me, you are in the best location to have some forage almost year around. I put my bees at my farm near up against Okefenokee fores in the spring but keep them in town the rest of the year. This year has not been great but there is usually something to keep them busy.
Jim
Title: Re: greetings from north florida
Post by: tefer2 on September 13, 2014, 09:19:54 AM
Welcome to the group, hivepirate.
Title: Re: greetings from north florida
Post by: jayj200 on September 13, 2014, 10:55:33 AM
Yes welcome

their forage pattern changes to met terrain

therefor some gals fly farther
Title: Re: greetings from north florida
Post by: AllenF on September 13, 2014, 10:04:14 PM
Welcome to the forum.
Title: Re: greetings from north florida
Post by: hivepirate on September 14, 2014, 12:34:01 PM
yes the forage season is nearly year round.  hush, don't let anyone know how great it is to live in this part of the country.  except when the wind blows.  100mph winds, that is...
Title: Re: greetings from north florida
Post by: GSF on September 18, 2014, 09:58:42 PM
Welcome
Title: Re: greetings from north florida
Post by: jayj200 on September 20, 2014, 11:53:50 AM
 100 mph is just a tropical storm

Andrew was near disaster. was close enough to help clean it up yet no strong winds.