Winter is almost behind us, the Spring equinox approaches,
and the extra hours of daylight quicken our pulses as we look forward to warmer
days. March is a nervous month for beekeepers as we are close to being able to
carry out gentle hive inspections and discovering quite how our bees have fared
since we last saw them in autumn. If we are lucky we’ll have some balmy weather
with ambient temperatures in the early teens, just enough to allow the bees to
take cleansing flights and begin foraging for early pollen and nectar.
