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Just a quick picspam before I visit my grandmother (presuming that I manage to get to Bonn ;)), because it's no proper winter if I don't make winter picspams, right? ;) So I might as well get started.




Sunday, snowy Sunday Find the hives... Standard valley view Still the old walnut tree
Ivy Ftaghn. Jörg shovelling the driveway And the bedroom window view this morning. The other standard valley view
The tenants' kids' first attempts at igloo-building! Our uphill neighbours' fir trees are taking a break... Home, sweet home. Snowcaps!





Aaaaand off! (At least the snowplough (or perhaps someone with a tractor and a snowploghing attachment, you never know) cleared even our backend street, so the main streets should be all free.

Date: 2010-12-06 10:18 am (UTC)
ext_93291: (Default)
From: [identity profile] spiced-wine.livejournal.com
Now that is what I call snow!

Date: 2010-12-06 11:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/macalla_/
Was machen die Bienen eigentlich im Winter? Sind die in Starre oder sowas?

Date: 2010-12-06 11:50 am (UTC)
ext_45018: (queen bee)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Nein, wenn Honigbienen in Starre verfallen, dann läuft was schief.
Stattdessen kuscheln sie sich in eine große Kugel, die sogenannte Wintertraube, zusammen. Die Königin, die faule Sau, ist immer ganz innen in der Mitte, wo's schön warm ist (bis zu 35°C je nach Anzahl der Bienen und Außentemperatur!), während die Arbeiterinnen immer mal wieder die Plätze tauschen, damit sich jede mal den Arsch abfriert und jede mal im Warmen ausruhen kann. Wenn's draußen zwischendurch mal über 10°C warm wird, gehen die Arbeiterinnen auch raus, um ihren Darm zu leeren und die Toten, die am Boden liegen, wegzuräumen (normalerweise sterben Bienen höflich da, wo sie ihr Volk nicht stören, aber im Winter geht das halt nicht). Die Honigbienen sind den ganzen Winter über wach und (mäßig) aktiv, genau deshalb legen sie ja auch so riesige Honigvorräte an - Hummeln und Wildbienen, die eben nicht überwintern, haben nur ganz kleine, Wespen können gar nicht erst Honig produzieren. Zeitweise (gegen Februar) wird sogar schon wieder gebrütet, damit die ersten Blüten sofort von nagelneuen, fitten Arbeiterinnen angeflogen werden können.
In Starre fallen nur solche Bienen, die aus der Traube rausfallen und nicht schnell wieder reinkrabbeln können (Fliegen geht bei kalter Luft nicht). Wenn es dann innerhalb von ein, zwei Tagen warm wird, haben sie eine Überlebenschance, aber längere Starre geht sozusagen direkt in die Totenstarre über. Bei einem zu kleinen Volk kann das natürlich auch in der Traube passieren, wenn die Bienen es nicht schaffen, genug Wärme zu produzieren. Damit sortiert sich das Volk dann aber meist unfreiwillig aus dem Genpool aus, da Honigbienenköniginnen nicht mehr als ein paar Tage allein überleben können (im Gegensatz zu Hummel-, Wildbienen- oder Wespenköniginnen, deren Völker im Herbst komplett sterben. Da halten dann die Königinnen Winterschlaf an einem sicheren Ort, besorgen sich im Frühjahr selbst Futter und gründen dann ein neues Volk).

Date: 2010-12-06 12:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/macalla_/
Das klingt gemütlich, das mit der Wintertraube *G*
Kuscheln gegen die Kälte *lach*

Und danke für die ausführliche Erklärung.

Date: 2010-12-06 05:57 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (for delirium was once delight)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Naja, ich glaube, das hat so den Gemütlichkeitsfaktor einer überfüllten U-Bahn. Wobei, wenn es in der überfüllten U-Bahn nach Wachs und Honig röche, könnte man es da wahrscheinlich sogar aushalten...

Kein Problem, über meine Hobbies red ich doch immer gern ^^

Date: 2010-12-06 06:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cowboy-r.livejournal.com
How are the hives? I know snow is an insulator, but I can't help thinking of the piur wee beasties out there in the cold.

Date: 2010-12-06 07:11 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (hang on there!)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
I can't tell you how exactly the hives are, because you shouldn't disturb the bees in winter any more than necessary - but I can tell you what technically is happening in there. ;)

The bees only "heat" the big heap in which they huddle in winter, and don't care about the surrounding air even in the hive, less so outside. Even at negative (Celsius) temperatures, a healthy hive manages to heat the winter "ball" to 25-35°C (the latter towards February, when they start breeding again) regardless of frost etc. So you don't have to worry about the poor wee beasties. :)

Unless, of course, the colony is too weak to keep itself in working temperature. But in that case, any worrying now is coming too late and should have occurred in September. (In my particular case, I must acknowledge that the blue hive is likely doomed. >_>)

Date: 2010-12-06 10:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cowboy-r.livejournal.com
Yeah, I read (and understood) most of that up above, in German. I was just wondering how your particular hives were... I take it the red hive you expect to survive?

Date: 2010-12-07 08:37 am (UTC)
ext_45018: (for delirium was once delight)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
As I said, I can't tell you how exactly they are, and as both of them are weaker than they should be (-> bad apprentice beekeeper >_>), I am not going to disturb them at this point on top of everything. I'll probably have to feed them in a month or two, though.

With the red hive, survival is at least feasible. I'm not permitting myself to strictly expect it, though, in order not to be disappointed.

Date: 2010-12-06 06:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fuchs.livejournal.com
Instant Ohrwurm: Winter Wonderland. *_*

Übrigens: Re: Schenk: Man wende sich vertrauensvoll an Elia. ^^;;;; Sorry für späte Antwort!

Date: 2010-12-06 10:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cowboy-r.livejournal.com
o/~ In the meadow, we can build a snowman... and pretend that he is Rabbi Cohen! o/~

Date: 2010-12-07 08:45 am (UTC)
ext_45018: (lww - adorably geeky)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Odd, I only ever heard that line with "Parson Brown"...

... which may, of course, be a local thing. Most Germans these days feel highly uncomfortable about anything that might be understood as "making fun of Jewish culture"...

Date: 2010-12-07 04:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cowboy-r.livejournal.com
Yeah... well... when one has dated as many Jewish girls as myself, one has a surprising amount of Jewish culture on tap.

Date: 2010-12-07 04:43 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (sorry but I don't take you seriously.)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Yeah... well... aside from the fact that your ex-girlfriends are hardly relevant to the topic, that was why I was calling it "a local thing".

Date: 2010-12-06 11:31 pm (UTC)
independence1776: Drawing of Maglor with a harp on right, words "sing of honor lost" and "Noldolantë" on the left and bottom, respectively (Default)
From: [personal profile] independence1776
Pretty! We only have a dusting here (so far).

Date: 2010-12-07 04:43 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (dead winter reigns)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Don't give up hope ;) We only had a dusting until Saturday, too.

Date: 2010-12-09 09:09 pm (UTC)
independence1776: Drawing of Maglor with a harp on right, words "sing of honor lost" and "Noldolantë" on the left and bottom, respectively (Default)
From: [personal profile] independence1776
I'll be happy with a white Christmas and no snow for the rest of the season. Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that. :(

Date: 2010-12-07 12:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] al-pha.livejournal.com
Aahh.. so pretty. Thanks for posting.
Looks so peaceful.

Here the rain melted everyting into the usual snow-mud-mix.

Date: 2010-12-07 04:44 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (for delirium was once delight)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Your're very welcome! And yes, it is... unless of course you come to the main streets. ;)

Date: 2010-12-07 06:25 pm (UTC)
ext_403546: (Andunie)
From: [identity profile] nelyo-russandol.livejournal.com
Awesome! We have had about 10cm so far in this part of the country, but the transport system collpsed up north. The betting people reckon it is good odds for a white Xmas!

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