greetings from north florida

hivepirate · 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!

BeeMaster2 · 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

tefer2 · September 13, 2014, 09:19:54 AM

Welcome to the group, hivepirate.

jayj200 · September 13, 2014, 10:55:33 AM

Yes welcome

their forage pattern changes to met terrain

therefor some gals fly farther

AllenF · September 13, 2014, 10:04:14 PM

Welcome to the forum.

hivepirate · 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...

GSF · September 18, 2014, 09:58:42 PM

Welcome

jayj200 · 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.