Bees in winter
By Kevin
@kevin1877uk (36988)
January 3, 2016 6:22pm CST
Bees in winter
We are having crazy weather around the world. It mild and wet in the UK, very wet in some parts with really bad flooding.
The other day it was nice for a few short hours before it decided we hadn’t had enough rain and started again. While it was nice saw a bee out in the garden. A Bee in December, I was amazed because I don’t think I’ve seen them not in the UK in December. I saw Bees in California in January last year.
Have you seen bees in winter before?
The photo was taken almost 3 years ago.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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4 Jan 16
Thank you, it's the crazy weather we are having.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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4 Jan 16
@T_gray We are still got temperatures in double figures during the day which isn't normal.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
4 Jan 16
@kevin1877uk They do not die off at winter but simply return to the hive and huddle together to maintain warmth. Therefore the occasional warm day can still tempt them out if flowers are available.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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4 Jan 16
@Asylum Interesting Barry, I guess with it being nice and mild they were out looking for flowers.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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4 Jan 16
There is still the odd flowers around, it nit been cold enough to kill them off.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
5 Jan 16
Wow that is really amazing Kevin for there to have bees in the winter.
That is a lovely photo.
That is one to chalk up for the record alright.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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5 Jan 16
Thank you, so glad you like the photo, the photo was taken some time back and not the bees I mentioned. I was surprised to see them then again it's not that cold, just wet.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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5 Jan 16
@TiarasOceanView Yeah you did and I said that in my ex-wife garden there are some out, not yet flowering, about 2/3 inch out the ground.
Strange crazy weather for sure.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
5 Jan 16
@kevin1877uk Amazing Kevin, I think I told you I read the daffodils are out in England right now..so strange.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
4 Jan 16
No I haven't seen a bee in the winter. We have just started to turn cold here in NC. Most of the winter has had very mild temperatures, fit for just a light jacket if that.
I am beginning to think that mother nature has taken an extended leave of absence.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
4 Jan 16
@kevin1877uk I might have already mentioned this somewhere else, but I read an article not too long ago talking about the weather in the medieval time period. Apparently even then they had a very mild winter, so perhaps this crazy weather isn't quite due to global warming.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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4 Jan 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum I'm sure if they can go back far enough they will be surprised by the weather in the past. I don't think we are seeing any different from then to now.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
4 Jan 16
I shall try to get a good photo of the rose bush today, yep it's blooming in winter.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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4 Jan 16
Cool it's blooming in winter, it gives colour :) Look forward to seeing the photo.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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5 Jan 16
@Jessicalynnt Here is the reminder that you need to do it lol.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
5 Jan 16
@kevin1877uk lol, forgot, but it was blooming yesterday, gotta remember to do this today
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
4 Jan 16
Wow that's pretty amazing we have no bugs during the winter.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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4 Jan 16
Yeah I know, I've seen them until November but never at least I don't think so December.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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4 Jan 16
@fishtiger58 so about the same as here then, October but have seen some in November before now but only the first part of November.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
4 Jan 16
@kevin1877uk We usually stop seeing them sometime in October.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
4 Jan 16
I haven't seen any bees but we been getting those stink bugs, I can't stand them. We our getting snow no more rain
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
4 Jan 16
Speaking of a bee! I just saw one on my car yesterday. I live in California!
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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4 Jan 16
When I was there in CA this time last year I saw them too.
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