Nectar flow in Alicante, Spain
This week
Moderate flow57 · steady · High confidence
The flow is expected to end in about 65 days
In flower: Ivy, Heath, Sage and rosemary, and Lavender
Next month: Thyme, Viper’s bugloss, and Knapweed
Read at the region's reference point (38.50, -0.50). The flow changes with altitude and distance: open the map at your own apiary.
Through the year here
The strongest flow is in March–April.
Little or no nectar in January and August.
What flowers, month by month
- February
- Sage and rosemary, Heath, Viper’s bugloss, and Asphodel
- March
- Orange blossom, Sage and rosemary, Asphodel, and Viper’s bugloss
- April
- Orange blossom, Sage and rosemary, Viper’s bugloss, and Asphodel
- May
- Thyme, Viper’s bugloss, Bird’s-foot trefoil, and Sage and rosemary
- June
- Viper’s bugloss, Thyme, Caper, and Clover
- July
- Knapweed, Chicory, Viper’s bugloss, and Lavender
- September
- Ivy, Thyme, Heath, and Knapweed
- October
- Ivy, Heath, Sage and rosemary, and Lavender
- November
- Ivy, Heath, Sage and rosemary, and Lavender
- December
- Heath, Sage and rosemary, Lavender, and Thyme
Beekeeping rules in Spain
The EU lists four bee diseases that must be watched for everywhere: American foulbrood, small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), Tropilaelaps mites, and varroosis (Implementing Reg. 2018/1882, annex).
If you suspect or find any of these listed diseases you must report it to the competent authority as soon as practicable, and if you see abnormal deaths or serious disease of unknown cause you must report it to a veterinarian (Reg. 2016/429 art. 18(1)(b)-(c)).
All of Spain's beekeeping rules