Autumn flowering Kamahi

[southbee]

Went for a walk yesterday and spotted some Kamahi trees flowering. They had their seeds from the spring flowering, new flowers and buds. From memory I think trees can flower again in autumn if they were stressed because of extreme weather? We had warm temps this autumn but I didn't think it extreme. And forecast is for low temps next week, so the flowers mightn't last long!

 

[James]

No doubt about being extreme .... rumour has it it was 24c in Christchurch today ...... we were sweating taking honey off !

 

[southbee]

We had a high of 11 C and raining all day, send some of your heat down here!!

 

[kaihoka]

We had a high of 11 C and raining all day, send some of your heat down here!!

Scrappy flowering of manuka and kanuka here .

 

[Gordie]

Balmy wet weather here at the moment, mushroom weather! The girls are dragging in what looks like copious amounts of pollen on them and the hive feels nice and heavy.

 

[kaihoka]

Balmy wet weather here at the moment, mushroom weather! The girls are dragging in what looks like copious amounts of pollen on them and the hive feels nice and heavy.

I think balmy walm weather all gone now .

 

[James]

Barmy weather .... 24c yesterday, and last night it snowed which probably means we’ll get a frost tonight.

 

[bighands]

Snow on Goat Hill this morning and 101 mm yesterday so no drought here.

 

[kaihoka]

really cold last night, got down to 8 degrees.
we were not home till 10pm so did not light fire.
i froze all night even with more blankets.

 

[bighands]

really cold last night, got down to 8 degrees.
we were not home till 10pm so did not light fire.
i froze all night even with more blankets.

No one to keep you warm

 

[kaihoka]

No one to keep you warm

In theory but he was blanket stealer .LOL
Are your bees still active .
What is flowing down the coast .

 

[bighands]

Yes bees still active, still bringing in some sort of nectar. Not Rata, could be Spanish heath.I moved them from Otira early March, queens had not shut down completely. They were very heavy with honey. I moved them to my wintering site. I caged one queen with a queen cage and plugged the hole up with wax. I checked after 3 weeks still in cage alive. I went back after 6 weeks and the bees had chewed through the wax to release her. No varroa treatments as the nearest beekeeper is over 8 km away so will keep you ,informed as to the varroa situation