Heads up.. May could bring an unusual Spring Freeze to warm states in the S & SE

[WXBEE]

Just a heads up... Cut-off low may bring a chance for already warm areas to experience an unusual spring freeze late week of May 3. Southern States etc... If it materializes, the already active nectar flow here in NC/SC/GA/TN could get hit hard.

Keep eye on local forecasts. This could be an issue through the 9th or 10th of May.

[Lazer128]

Thanks for the heads up. I will watch this very carefully. I spent the day planting my garden while the girls enjoyed the sunshine and mild temps.

[WXBEE]

Nice! Here's hoping we don't see this show up. I've got 4 new hives... really need the nectar flow to keep on keeping on!

[johng]

That's just great. We finally get a spring where we have adequate moisture and now it just won't stay warm. The up and down cold hurt the orange flow. Gallberry is about to bust wide open.

[Lazer128]

What is your source for this prediction?

[matt1954]

JohnG, I was surprised at how little orange honey we produced. What we did get, was fantastic.

That's just great. We finally get a spring where we have adequate moisture and now it just won't stay warm. The up and down cold hurt the orange flow. Gallberry is about to bust wide open.

[WXBEE]

GFS, European, and Canadian Models... I must state, it's my profession, weather that is.... Just a trend as of today... we'll see if the modeling still has this around early next week. It stood out, and as a fellow beek, thought it worthy to give a heads up on this...

[Lazer128]

Cool! Good to meet you. Weather has always been an interest of mine. Every morning I post on:

www.cocorahs.org

[Roland]

Thank you WXbee, keep u sposted. i go to the NOAA, HPC every day,

Crazy Roland

[gunter62]

So, what exactly can we do with this information?

[VARyan]

Saw in the local news tonight predictions of snow for western Virginia next week..... Wonderful

[Slow Modem]

I am also cocorahs, and have home weather stations shown on my weather website.

Our TV weatherman last night said don't plant tomatoes yet. More cold is coming next week.

[WXBEE]

* Every Beek should be reporting on Cocorahs! I do from my house. Great concept and thanks for being a part of it!

* I've been in and around the board for a few years. Thinking about seeing if they will give me a folder for weather stuff. Think it would be good to help out the beeks with weather trends across the country.

* Gunter62 it's open to interpretation and experience I guess. For me, if we get a freeze here in NC, I'll likely yank some supers so when the ladies cluster, it will be easier to keep the hive temp where it needs to be to survive a non typical freeze danger. After the freeze danger is done, then back would go the supers. Others might have insight about it. Could help, might not... I suspect there are a wide variety of thoughts on this.

[WXBEE]

Great web site!

[Slow Modem]

Great web site!

Thanks! I always was interested in weather. But when you start dealing with things very sensitive to the weather, it means much more.

You should check out http://www.wxforum.net (those guys are really great!) and https://sites.google.com/site/tenmil...ound-the-world for some really neat sites.

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[Lazer128]

Hey! All of us on Cocorahs should post up our station numbers! I'll start. I am: SC-PC-4

Thought it would be interesting. Hope you don't mind WXBEE?

[gunter62]

I'm always interested in the weather, and it's cool to hear someone who is looking long-range with some real expertise. My original comment about how to use such info just means I see little that can be done where my bees are concerned. They are moving forward to build up and swarm, and the weather will do what it will. I hope for favorable conditions to hopefully collect a honey crop, but if a late freeze prevents that, I suppose I will have to buy more sugar than I planned to. Oh well, here's hoping for the best!

[Slow Modem]

hey! All of us on cocorahs should post up our station numbers! I'll start. I am: Sc-pc-4

thought it would be interesting. Hope you don't mind wxbee?

tn-ms-1

[Lazer128]

WOW Greg! Over 2" last night. Ya'll is wet!

[Roland]

Gunther- you are in precisely the situation where accurate weather information is valuable. Your bees will not swarm if you insert empty frame in the brood chamber, giving the queen more room, and spreading out the brood. If you do this before a cold snap, the brood may get chilled. If you do not do this before a warm spell, the bees will swarm. How much to speard them is dependent on an accurate weather forecast.

The weather pattern called out of on NOAA HPC (for the middle of the U.S.A.), in 6-7 days, is one I have never seen before. Can some one offer insight?

Crazy Roland