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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Varche on 25 May 2011, 17:47:11
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No wonder there aren't many bees left!
Yesterday my parents discovered a bees nest in their compost bin. The neighbour had seen the swarm on Sunday on his garden fence. Since then they had built nearly six inches of honeycomb in 3.5 days.
My Dad rang the council. "We have a swam of bees. Do you know any beekeepers? No but we can come out and kill them all for £45." No thanks. He rang a bloke up the road who knows everyone and 20 minutes later a 71 year old beekeeper turned up with a cardboard box. Extracted the queen and most of the bees and had a cuppa while he waited for the ones out foraging to come back. They all went in through a small hole. If you don't wait the stragglers die when they get back. It was the second swarm he had collected that day.
Now wouldn't you have thought the council would have his phone number to hand...................... :o
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sorted for free and going to a good home :y
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That was like a .... 'and finally' good news story at the end of the news! ;) ;) ;)
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That is good news. This is the problem when we have people who are responsible for things they know break all about. I am very glad you kept persisting and found someone who could do the right thing. If i didnt move house every few years I would consider a bee hive for making my own ale :y
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Could never be a beekeeper, hate the things. I know they're not as aggressive as wasps, but still..
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Bees are beautiful, esp honey bees.
Take a look at one under mild magnification, just after they've collected pollen in their knee pockets. They are fabulously odd, and owing to latent unaerodynamic design, can't fly for further than about 2 miles from their hive.
They will also never sting you unless they or their hive is perceived by them to be under threat.