Nectar flow in Cuenca, Spain
This week
Weak flow33 · steady · Medium confidence
In flower: Ivy, Heather, Knapweed, and Sweet clover
Next month: Sage and rosemary, Alfalfa, and Chicory
Read at the region's reference point (40.00, -2.00). The flow changes with altitude and distance: open the map at your own apiary.
Through the year here
The strongest flow is in May–July.
Little or no nectar in December–January.
What flowers, month by month
- February
- Sage and rosemary, Cherry, plum and almond, Asphodel, and Heath
- March
- Sage and rosemary, Cherry, plum and almond, Thyme, and Milkvetch
- April
- Sage and rosemary, Thyme, Black locust, and Alfalfa
- May
- Thyme, Sage and rosemary, Viper’s bugloss, and Clover
- June
- Clover, Sage and rosemary, Thyme, and Alfalfa
- July
- Clover, Thyme, Alfalfa, and Lavender
- August
- Alfalfa, Heather, Clover, and Globe thistle
- September
- Ivy, Heather, Thistle, and Savory
- October
- Ivy, Heather, Knapweed, and Sweet clover
- November
- Ivy, Sage and rosemary, Heather, and Heath
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