> I suppose Great Britain looks as big and diversified as the US when
> looking out the window or going for a stroll to the beeyard, but check
> this out:
> http://www.sarmonster.net/UK.htm

Hi Allen

No need for the geography lesson; I can asssure you that many in the UK are
well travelled and do appreciate the size of the world.

As for climate, whilst we are aware of the vast range in the US, it is
perhaps surprising how the conditions vary across the UK.  The Scilly Isles
are of course famous for their mild conditions and early spring, yet I was
in contact with a fellow beekeeper in the northeast only last week whose
mating apiary is currently under an estimated 30 foot deep snowdrift.  This
sort of thing defines the UK weather, where a slight change in the position
of the jet stream changes conditions from warm and wet depressions coming
from the Atlantic, to arctic winds coming down from Siberia.  We can have
months of drought followed by months of flood - and it is getting more
extreme each year.  Most in this area would now consider that we have had a
full year of winter!  You perhaps have more stability because of the size of
your land mass - rather like mainland Europe.

Incidentally, I suspect that we do have some fields a mile square in East
Anglia, although I have not checked.

Best wishes

Peter
52.144442, -1.503509

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