Phenology

[oloriel]

One of the popular German names for the common daffodil is Osterglocke, i.e. "Easter bell". Supposedly, they flower around Easter in our climate, hence the name - but in most years, they only flower a bit after Easter, at least in the region where I live.
This year, they've already begun to bloom.
It isn't even Lent yet

Comments

[lindahoyland]

Daffodils here are usually in bloom a couple of weeks before Easter and often past their best for Easter Sunday. I have one almost out already.

I'm no expert on bees but found this on a website "I get very excited to have one of these days in November, December, January, or February because every one of them shortens the time the bees have to wait between cleansing flights. “Cleansing flight” is the rather Victorian term given to a bee’s excursion from the hive to dispose of feces that has built up over a period of days or weeks."

[oloriel]

Then it makes sense that the British call 'em "Lent lilies" rather than "Easter bells"!

"Cleansing flight" would make perfect sense. I mean, it's basically the same word!

[macalla_]

Hihi *G* Ein bisschen Bienen-Mobbing. Wahrscheinlich ist das der tatsächliche Grund fürs Schwärmen einer neuen Königin.

[oloriel]

*klugscheißermodus

[macalla_]

NAAAIIIINNNN! GANZ sicher nicht!

Ansonsten:
Du darfst gerne klugscheißen - ich finde Bienen extrem spannend. So ein Volk ist schon eine Sache für sich. Wenn ich die Zeit und den Platz hätte würde ich ganz sicher auch Bienen halten.

[oloriel]

Vor allem den Platz (und am Anfang natürlich das Geld für die ganze Anschaffung)! Zeit ist gar nicht mal so ein dramatischer Faktor - wenn nicht gerade irgendetwas Dolles ansteht (akute Schwarmstimmung, Honigernte oder Seuchenbekämpfung) reichen pro Volk 5-10 Minuten in der Woche.