Here at 37 degrees N latitude the dandelions are gone, black locust is
blooming as is dutch clover in my pastures. Temperature 83 F yesterday.


Gerald Herrin
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On May 6, 2004, at 6:57 AM, Bill Truesdell wrote:

>> Beekeepers:
>>
>> I suppose you guys down there in the Lower 48 are putting on another
>> hive
>> box already. Yesterday, May 4, up here in Anchorage, latitude N 61°,
>> I saw
>> my first dandelion blossom of the season. Today, I saw maybe a dozen
>> or so
>> more. Some have commented in the past on the high price Alaskans
>> receive
>> for their honey. Now you know why.

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