tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741306664184117964.post8965613822634842903..comments2023-05-07T09:25:10.024+01:00Comments on Diary of a novice bee-keeper: Bees in Helebores, Winter Honeysuckle and CrocusesStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11749896163352267347noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741306664184117964.post-61273451673024945722009-03-03T14:38:00.000+00:002009-03-03T14:38:00.000+00:00Hurrah the girls have survived!Perhaps the wet oak...Hurrah the girls have survived!<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the wet oak leaves also have some mineral(s) the bees need after their winter hibernation?<BR/><BR/>Yes, saffron is from a crocus - <I>Crocus sativus</I>, one of the autumn flowering ones.<BR/><BR/>Bees have been bumbling around here too - until today that is.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.com