I was in LA, eights year ago, a lot of Americans never heard about Serbia. It is small country, about 8000000 population, without Kosovo.
Please visit wikipedia
weather
The Serbian climate varies between a continental climate in the north, with cold winters, and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall patterns, and a more Adriatic climate in the south with hot, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy inland snowfall. Differences in elevation, proximity to the Adriatic Sea and large river basins, as well as exposure to the winds account for climate differences.[1] Vojvodina possesses typical continental climate, with air masses from northern and western Europe which shape its climatic profile. South and South-west Serbia is subject to Mediterranean influences. However, the Dinaric Alps and other mountain ranges contribute to the cooling down of most of the warm air masses. Winters are quite harsh in Sandžak because of the mountains which encircle the plateau.[2] Mediterranean micro-regions exist throughout southern Serbia[3], in Zlatibor[4] and the Pčinja District around valley and river Pčinja[5]. The average annual air temperature for the period 1961–90 for the area with an altitude of up to 300 m (984 ft) is 10.9 °C (51.6 °F). The areas with an altitude of 300 to 500 m (984 to 1,640 ft) have an average annual temperature of around 10.0 °C (50.0 °F), and over 1,000 m (3,281 ft) of altitude around 6.0 °C (42.8 °F).[6] The lowest recorded temperature in Serbia was −39.5 °C (−39.1 °F) (January 13, 1985, Karajukića Bunari in Pešter), and the highest was 44.9 °C or 112.8 °F (July 24, 2007, Smederevska Palanka).
I would like to write about beekeeping here. It is traditional job, many houses in villages have beehives. It was mini skep hives in the start of 20th century. Now most of beekeepers use Dadant-Blath, Langstroth, Farrar and Anton-Znidaric bee hives. Last one is for pavilion beekeeping, with two same bodies, 10 or 11 frames in each. Opening of hive is from rear side. 'cause it we use that hive for pavilion beekeeping.
There are mostly 3 Melliferous plants (acacia tree May 05-30., lime tree June 15-30. and sunflower June 25.-August 01. ) and mountain plants (June 01. - July 20. extending to August 01. Last one is long, but nectar yield is small.).
Beekeepers here don't do pollination, it's not paid job. Mainly products are honey and pollen, small quantity of propolis, and Royal jelly. Also, production of queen is very represented.
Keep in mind, Serbia is small country, with 30000 beekeepers and about 500000 bee colonies. Over 100 hives has 3% of apiarist, 50-100 has 7%. Beekeeping is hobby, second time job. Production of honey is about 18kg (40 Lbs) per hive. Total production of honey is about 3500-4000 tones per year. Half of that quantity we export to EU.
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