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Re: Dandelions at Latitude N 61 degrees
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Bill Truesdell <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 6 May 2004 07:57:09 -0400
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Dick Allen 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.

Bath, Maine- latitude 43.9 and also just saw the first dandelions.

Another example of how local climates are not dependent on latitude alone.

We had a hard freeze yesterday and near freezing temperatures are
forecast for tonight and tomorrow night.

Bill Truesdell
bath, Maine

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