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Title: Real winter come in
Post by: Finsky on January 19, 2006, 01:55:19 am

We had mild winter here until this week Siberian high pressure reached Finland. Temperatures are about  - 20C - -25C  on the are where we use to keep bees out. It is -4F - -13F. Wind is exceptionally strong.

in Moscow  1000 km to south east from here weather is exceptionally cold. Worst temperatures are -30C  (-22F).

Problems or not? Which Moscow. I noticed 12 Moscow in USA!  . Only two had minus grades.
http://finnish.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=moscow

There is research here in Finland how bees can be managed in snow tunnel. Out temperature is just now -25C and in the tunnel it is -6C.
They measure temperature in and out hives and carbondiokside inside hive and in tunnel.

And welcome to visit to our forum. We manage well with winter and varroa.
http://bees.freesuperhost.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl


(http://bees.freesuperhost.com/yabbfiles/Attachments/mehilis_kuvat_004.jpgnh.jpg)

There are tens of hives under snow in picture. The owner is the writer "kk.pitkänen".

(http://bees.freesuperhost.com/yabbfiles/Attachments/lumitunneli.jpg)

Title: Real winter come in
Post by: TwT on January 21, 2006, 03:20:48 am

nice pic's Finsky, what month of the year is considered the start to spring over there? its been warm here most all winter and its not considered spring here until around first of march

Title: Real winter come in
Post by: Finsky on January 21, 2006, 03:50:32 am

Bees make cleansing flights during  March
Snow cover goes away during April.
Willows start blooming about 1.5.
Apples bloom  first week of June.
Dandelion starts blooming 28.5. and ends. 10.6.

Grass starts to grow on lawns about 15.5.
Farmers start their field works after 1.5.

All night frosts are gone 10.6.

Title: Real winter come in
Post by: Finsky on January 21, 2006, 11:39:04 pm

Now in snow tunnel

Out temperature was now on Saturday  -28C and in snow tunnel  -8C

( = -18F : 17,6 F )

Title: Real winter come in
Post by: latebee on January 22, 2006, 10:09:42 am

Finman said------

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Our temperature was now on Saturday-28C

   This is a heck of o lot colder than my homebase in western NY. This year the average January temps. are above normal. Today(1/22/06) the present temp. is -3C or 26F. I wonder what the rest of this winter will bring.

Title: Real winter come in
Post by: Apis629 on January 22, 2006, 01:36:15 pm

If you think that's unseasonably warm down here we're at 80ºF!  That's the average for April!  On the plus side, the bees seem to like it.

Title: Real winter come in
Post by: lee on January 22, 2006, 11:46:26 pm

last year at this time we had 2 feet of snow. we have had a mild winter this year, it was 50s to days a go now it is in the 40s now. you have to love it . and the bees where flying all around. :)  :)  :)