Donald,
Just to back up the statement made by the botanist.

I had a neighbor who had one of those electronic weather stations which recorded all the precipitation and the the high temp of the day and the low temp of the day.  I live in Oregon, about 2 hour's drive from the Pacific Ocean.  

I averaged all the highs and all the lows for a five year period and came up with 47.5 degrees farenheit, the same temperature as the Pacific.  This sea water temperature remains constant from the shore out to the Japanese current which then exceeds 58 degrees. This current passes usually at least 120 miles off shore but can come in as close as 50 miles off shore on "El Nino" years.  

By the way, the highest year's rainfall in the above sample exceeded 13 feet.   

Early spring rain and cool weather has kept my bees from the first of the nectar flow the past two years.  They are very partial to the maple trees here and the flow is heavy whether the bees can fly or not.  

Joel N. Swink

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