Nectar flow in Almería, Spain
This week
Weak flow35 · steady · Medium confidence
A flow is expected to start in about 15 days
In flower: False yellowhead (Dittrichia), Ivy, Sage and rosemary, and Jujube (sidr)
Next month: Lavender, Savory, and Rapeseed and mustard
Read at the region's reference point (37.02, -2.44). The flow changes with altitude and distance: open the map at your own apiary.
Through the year here
The strongest flow is in February–June.
What flowers, month by month
- January
- Lavender, Sage and rosemary, Viper’s bugloss, and Thyme
- February
- Sage and rosemary, Lavender, Viper’s bugloss, and Bird’s-foot trefoil
- March
- Sage and rosemary, Lavender, Viper’s bugloss, and Alfalfa
- April
- Sage and rosemary, Lavender, Alfalfa, and Clover
- May
- Thyme, Sage and rosemary, Clover, and Viper’s bugloss
- June
- Thyme, Sage and rosemary, Clover, and Viper’s bugloss
- July
- Thistle, Thyme, Jujube (sidr), and Caper
- August
- Sage and rosemary, Jujube (sidr), Eryngo, and Lavender
- September
- False yellowhead (Dittrichia), Ivy, Sage and rosemary, and Lavender
- October
- False yellowhead (Dittrichia), Ivy, Sage and rosemary, and Jujube (sidr)
- November
- False yellowhead (Dittrichia), Ivy, Sage and rosemary, and Lavender
- December
- Sage and rosemary, Lavender, Viper’s bugloss, and Knapweed
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