A while back I did a blog on preparing bees for winter and mentioned there had been press reports about very early sighting of Bewick swans and how the Russians say 'the swan brings snow on its bill' and this was an omen for a very cold winter.
Although I have insulated the Ravensden bees I haven't got round to doing the Scald End bees due in part to the mild, if windy, weather we have been having. There have been reports of honey bees still flying around which oddly isn't good for them as they are consuming their winter stores at a faster rate than usual.
So what about these geese with snow on their beaks?
Turns out its a typo and the Russians call them 'the swan brings snot on its bill' not snow.
Thought you ought to know.
That is really, really interesting! I thought it was a typo for 'snog' because they like kissing.
ReplyDeleteMy bees were flying last week too and even finding two different colours of pollen from somewhere. Would rather they were tucked up inside. How kind of the swans to bring us snot.
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