ef, can't imagine going 4 to 5 months without rain? If every country was like that, there would be mass starvation. 
I don't see how the bees have any thing to work? i'm guessing you have to water most everything or do you have drought tolerant plants and trees? Is every year like that? Sorry i can't get my brain around that. Jack
Every year!! From April till September (or later) totally dry.
The spring honey flow is from plants that flower early, from the winter rains. The summer flow (extracted late July or early August) is primarily from deep rooted weeds (one example is
Prosopis farcta, with a root system that has been found to go 10 meters ( about 33 ft) deep.
Our national reservoir is Lake Kinneret (=the sea of galilee) and its water is piped throughout the country. Inadequate rains during the past several years have put us into a pinch and over the last few years desalination of sea water has replaced a lot of the water running in our pipes.
It takes a little getting used to, but, you can imagine how our knowing that for the next several months no rain will fall affects our lives. As a result, we live outdoors a lot more, and leave a lot of our posessions outdoors, knowing that they'll stay dry. Think about how a farmer can plan his seasons, knowing that he'll have no rain between planting and harvest.
But, if you ask me, I too would prefer to have rain all year round--with the proper breaks inbetween the right amounts of rain. That's not asking too much---is it?
