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...I always consider the odd sting as my annual anti-arthritis shot. Not a pleasure, but not a big deal either (I love a good tale from the old missus) :unsure:;) ...I should add that I suffer from hayfever, so I'm constantly dosed with antihistamines...

And as a bonus, the arthritis I had in one finger joint has gone... ...I always consider the odd sting as my annual anti-arthritis shot. Not a pleasure, but not a big deal either (I love a good tale from the old missus) :unsure:;)

Winter Heliotrope (y) One of my favs at this time of year for it's gentle pervasive scent alone. No insects yesterday though; 6C in the sunshine (Devon)

'fraid not - it was a quote from an old sketch show. Possibly Dudley Moore and Peter Cook?

"...shotgun!..."

lol

thanks for the link - I'll be watching with interest.

I'm not for a moment suggesting I have anything unique to share - pretty much the opposite actually. I doubt that any of us really have something really unique to share. I'm pretty confident that someone, somewhere will have experienced whatever it is I may wish to discuss and that's the point...

to make it plain, I don't feel that moderators should have to expend time and effort getting people to simply be courteous. I'm not criticising the moderators at all. Whilst a few have stated how much experience and wisdom is to be found here, the most obnoxious in this thread weren't providing...

sorry - are you objecting to me objecting to people being unpleasant?

Haha - love that. Didn't really look too closely - there's a lot of typos and foreign spelling around so things like this just go over my head these days

My initial interest in this discussion was really very light. I'm not an advocate of any particular type of bee - I don't know how we could guarrantee a pure breed now anyway. I simply expressed an interest in finding out what the 'Blenheim bees' will actually turn out to be and if they do turn...

Thanks for that. I immediately decided to pay the subscription because I feel that there is a lot of free stuff on the internet, but it does actually cost someone to put it there, and running a forum is going to be keeping someone very busy. Perhaps I have slipped into an unfortunately 'rough'...

With regard to import - this is how we've managed to spread most of the most damaging bioaflictions from other continents around the planet in the last century (talking about trees and plants as well as bees, farm animals, etc). NZ has incredibly strict biosecurity, with good reason. After the...

Case in point. Was that snide finish remotely necessary? How did it move discussion forward?

I have to say that, as a total newbe to this forum I am really disappointed at the volume of off-topic and personal slagging off that takes place. It's totally offputting and I'm sure is keeping a lot of novice keepers from even asking questions. A few regulars here may actually know each other...

Well, that is the caveat; safety first. But it should not be taken as a reason to fell any Ash that has dieback. If you're a tree surgeon you'll know that the Chalara species has only been in the country for about a decade, but Ash have always been brittle in decline and there has been some...

Further comment from the Forest Research branch of the Forestry Commission: " With the exceptions of felling for public safety or timber production, we advise a general presumption against felling living ash trees, whether infected or not. This is because there is good evidence that a small...

Is the tree actually dangerous? Ash Die-back doesn't make a tree inherently dangerous, but may lead to excessive deadwood and ultimately death. The latest species of fungus to cause what is otherwise a generic term is just one in a long line of diseases to cause die-back in Ash and is far more...

I don't see much innovation taking place in this discussion. Just the reverse - and yes, if you've been properly involved for the past 50 years you'll be well aware of how much our understanding and actual knowledge is changing. Hanging on to what you learned 50 years ago is exactly the attitude...