Nectar flow in alpine CA?

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When does the nectar flow stop in alpine CA.?

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I cut a wild hive out of my dog kennel and put the brood in frames and boxes. I’m curious when the nectar flow in alpine California 91901, starts and stops. Any help?

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Hi Clark, I am about 40 miles coastal from you (Point Loma in San Diego city), and our nectar flow stopped about 7 weeks ago. I would think yours would be similar. I have a hive scale which has shown a down trend since the beginning of July:

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I am actually starting to feed a couple of my hives which are a bit short on stores, and varroa treatment is under way. :wink:

Edit: Just realized i only answered half of the question. So I think it stops early July. Decent nectar flow down here started in early March.

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My brother lives in Alpine. I am trying to get him into Bee keeping. Nice haul.

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Thanks for that info Dawn. I suspected that it was over from my hive checks. Didn’t see any more stores being made. I kept most of their honey and will use it to feed them over the winter as needed.

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