Nectar flow in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
This week
Weak flow20 · steady · High confidence
A flow is expected to start in about 47 days
In flower: Ivy, Viper’s bugloss, Sage and rosemary, and Bird’s-foot trefoil
Next month: Avocado, Mint, and Fennel
Read at the region's reference point (28.17, -17.33). The flow changes with altitude and distance: open the map at your own apiary.
Through the year here
The strongest flow is in February–April.
What flowers, month by month
- January
- Viper’s bugloss, Lavender, Bird’s-foot trefoil, and Asphodel
- February
- Viper’s bugloss, Lavender, Bird’s-foot trefoil, and Asphodel
- March
- Viper’s bugloss, Heath, Lavender, and Bird’s-foot trefoil
- April
- Viper’s bugloss, Heath, Clover, and Lavender
- May
- Viper’s bugloss, Lavender, Bird’s-foot trefoil, and Clover
- June
- Viper’s bugloss, Sage and rosemary, Clover, and Bird’s-foot trefoil
- July
- Viper’s bugloss, Lavender, Alfalfa, and Thistle
- August
- Viper’s bugloss, Lavender, Avocado, and Tamarisk
- September
- Ivy, Lavender, Viper’s bugloss, and Mint
- October
- Ivy, Viper’s bugloss, Sage and rosemary, and Bird’s-foot trefoil
- November
- Ivy, Lavender, Viper’s bugloss, and Sage and rosemary
- December
- Lavender, Viper’s bugloss, Bird’s-foot trefoil, and Asphodel
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