Canta is a small village at nearly 3000 metres altitude on the foot hills of the Andes, approximately 100 km north east of Lima.  According to weatherspark.com the climate year round is dry with minimal wind speeds, average seasonal temperatures which dont drop below -2 C or exceed 18 C.

Here are a few photos:

 Above, a typical adobe brick building, see below the window, mud blocks.

Above, Canta and not alot of vegetation.






Left, a typical street.

And here in the main plaza on Trifolium (clover) apis mellifera or a close relative surviving at this altitude!

I shouldn't have been so concerened about my bees surviving at 300 metres near Halifax, West Yorkshire.

Peru South America

Lima: Mega city

Located on the pacific coastal strip and although located in a desert and close to the equator has mild temperatures due to the proximity of the Pacific Ocean.

Generally all vegetation and flowers are supported by artificial watering as rainfall is rare and when it happens, consists of a short brief shower.  A couple of photo's of Lima's historic colonial centre.

 And Apis mellifera mellifera (or a relative) on a pot plant of alyssum maritimum in the San Miguel (costa verde) area of the city.

Unfortunately all the CBPV colony didn´t survive and eventually in early June 2017 I had to humanely destroy the bees which were left.  This was a very sad experience since the colony had been one of the strongest in my small apiary.

I destroyed them as advised by the bee inspector in the evening by shacking all that was left into a bowl of soapy water.  

Cleaning the hive, scrubbing off propolis, scrubbing all parts with bleach and soapy water and blow torching all corners and crevices.

By late June 2017 I had sold all of my bees and most of my equipment and left the UK for Peru South America with my family, bee keeping on hold but hopeful for only a while.