Nectar flow in Pontevedra, Spain
This week
Moderate flow39 · falling · Medium confidence
In flower: Ivy, Heath, Clover, and Viper’s bugloss
Next month: Strawberry tree, Woundwort, and Fennel
Read at the region's reference point (42.43, -8.63). The flow changes with altitude and distance: open the map at your own apiary.
Through the year here
The strongest flow is in May–August.
What flowers, month by month
- January
- Wattle and Viper’s bugloss
- February
- Heath, Wattle, Clover, and Alfalfa
- March
- Clover, Heath, Alfalfa, and Borage
- April
- Clover, Heath, Alfalfa, and Asphodel
- May
- Clover, Heath, Alfalfa, and Vetch
- June
- Heath, Clover, Thistle, and Thyme
- July
- Heath, Clover, Eryngo, and Viper’s bugloss
- August
- Heath, Clover, Heather, and Viper’s bugloss
- September
- Ivy, Heath, Heather, and Clover
- October
- Ivy, Heath, Clover, and Viper’s bugloss
- November
- Ivy, Clover, Heath, and Strawberry tree
- December
- Clover, Heath, Viper’s bugloss, and Aster
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