In year of 2010, the El Nina effect affect eastern of the Pacific Ocean few degree colder. Hence over US pacific coast are cooler than average. As I live at San Francisco Bay Area and Beekeeping seems hard to re-produce this year. From reviewing the Max and Ave temperature in this year. At San Francisco along over Max temperature on 70 degree F is less than 10 days. And those all at Spring season.
I have few virgin queen are waiting and waiting right temperature for the maiden flight to mate. But apparently, those are not happened and turns out those colonies are Drones factory.
In the other side, due to alot rainfall this year of Spring in California. Most of fruit fram have good quantity and quality of produces. Also most of the reservoirs at bay area had been filled up. And no more water shortage problem and drought problem.
