A Taste For Honey

[madasafish]

An article in this weekend's Daily Telegraph (Page 63-65) on three handcrafted beehives for the gardens at Highgrove..

They are oak covers on top of normal hives would look rather out of place in a suburban garden.Plan details in magazine.

 

[thedozzer]

Found a pic in the Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/...s-three-handmade-beehives-highgrove-birthday/

 

[Amari]

Omg!

 

[simonforeman]

Would look very nice in my front garden.....

 

[SDM]

That should cut down nicely on drifting.

 

[Ian123]

Why am I thinking woodpecker and still half the weight of a dartington

 

[madasafish]

That should cut down nicely on drifting.

What a good idea..
I'll order one @£4,000 each (a guess)

 

[Ian123]

could he model a nuc box on a gate house?

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Anyone got a picture of the carved beehive in front of Abelo shop?

 

[dpearce4]

http://www3.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Fortnum+Mason+Beehives+Take+Up+Residence+Roof+qA2o0ftRjhBx.jpg

Fortnum and Masons beehives on their roof

 

[GuyNir]

http://www3.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Fortnum+Mason+Beehives+Take+Up+Residence+Roof+qA2o0ftRjhBx.jpg

Fortnum and Masons beehives on their roof

A thing of beauty

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

waste of good oak - a right ballache to handle weight wise and fiddle factor, not that Carlo will be worrying about that as he'll have one of the serfs tend them.

 

[Popparand]

Ridiculous.

Any self-respecting bee will abscond.

 

[ShinySideUp]

Ridiculous.

Any self-respecting bee will abscond.

Unless they are nouveau riche bees, they will live in any tacky building.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Unless they are nouveau riche bees, they will live in any tacky building.

Do bees have chattering classes?

 

[Stiffy]

I doubt bees will ever go into his new hives but he could play at being King.

We had Charlie and the royal Trollope visit our market stall a few years ago when they paid their Cornish serfs a visit.
She asked all the pre-written questions but then said “of course we have bees” my better half then asked a few questions about them, it was obvious from the blank stare that she didn’t have a clue!
S

 

[philipm]

Can't see anything wrong with them just a bit of fun.Other countries have museums dedicated to these obscure hives,Why do we in this country have to be such snobs.

 

[Millet]

Anyone got a picture of the carved beehive in front of Abelo shop?

Pause it at 6.26 ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqo9TIoYNa4

 

[For want of a better word]

Unless they are nouveau riche bees, they will live in any tacky building.

I wonder if one can purchase a Floe hive version?

Not to mention Fanny Flabbeghast Heidi Hapsberg and her jewell encrusted, Sun hive... all under a cosmic pyramid roof!


All good for a laugh!

Chons da

 

[GuyNir]

Can't see anything wrong with them just a bit of fun.Other countries have museums dedicated to these obscure hives,Why do we in this country have to be such snobs.

Spot on.