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17-06-2007, 08:35 PM
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Bees are amazing
Today I enjoyed one of the most fascinating experiences of my life, an hour spent with a bee keeper. Petes dad keeps bees and took me along to teach and show me how things were done. Well, it was like being in the middle of a David Attenbrough programme about bees. It was so interesting and I learned loads.
I got kitted out in the full sexy beekeeping regalia ( Which included yellow marigold gloves and wellies 5 sizes too large! lol, pics to follow  ) and even got to hold one of the sections with bees all over. I got to see the eggs, the grubs, see the difference between cells with grubs in and cells full of honey which are sealed, plus drone cells and queen bee cells and bees with hge sacs of varying coloured pollen. One queen bee cell even had a new bee grub in it as the bees arent happy with their current queen. I loved every minute of it. One problem though, I need to get stung to see if I have a reaction before I can keep them myself    If ever anyone needed proof that I'm mad they now have it!
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17-06-2007, 08:49 PM
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That sounds great. I told my mrs i was intrested in getting a hive lol.
she werent impressed! i was only kidding but i find bees very intresting.
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17-06-2007, 09:59 PM
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Im tempted, but there is a lot to learn before you start. Im just going to tag along every now and then and enjoy the occassional involvement.
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17-06-2007, 11:47 PM
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My neighbour used to keep bees when i was a kid. spent every afternoon round there 'playing' with bees..they are very cool. You know that the temp in the hives are controlled by the bees movements? they can actually kill hornets by crowding on them and vibrating. literally cooks the hornet..very clever.
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18-06-2007, 12:00 AM
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That sounds like a lot of fun and very informative fun at that!
I think bees are wonderful too  The dental surgery that I sometimes help out in has bee hives next door and in the summer it's great when they swarm..they never sting anyone..they just fly about looking pretty! Yes it's pretty cool but gruesome how they cook hornets..a great defence!
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28-06-2007, 09:24 AM
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OMG- bees! no thanks. I'm seriously allergic to wasps (about 4 minutes from sting to death) so don't think i would be doing any sting tests!
Is there anything you guys and nerys don't keep?
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28-06-2007, 09:30 AM
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Insects are fantastic little creatures and bees are way cool!!! I love watching the progs on tv about them as they are so complex and amazing in the way they live thier lives!!!
Ants rock too.....Thinking of getting a formicary
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28-06-2007, 07:26 PM
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bees are ok as long as they stay far far away from me lol and as wasp why they were created i'll never know. Hate them.
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28-06-2007, 08:16 PM
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bees cooking hornets... now that IS interestnig!!
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28-06-2007, 09:38 PM
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BEE FACT
If every bee in the world disappears through extinction ,then the Human race has roughly 6 years...7 years max before they join the extinction club o_0
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